Synonyms for drop out
drop out

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1. drop out, give up, fall by the wayside, drop by the wayside, throw in, throw in the towel, quit, chuck up the spongeverb

   give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat

   "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

   Synonyms:
   spare, leave office, allow, abandon, forfeit, vacate, release, put in, give up, resign, forgo, kick, throw in, come in, surrender, part with, fall by the wayside, lay off, waive, throw overboard, dispense with, step down, cede, depart, stop, relinquish, throw in the towel, deliver, inject, cease, chuck up the sponge, renounce, discontinue, free, drop by the wayside, interpose, take leave, forego, interject, quit, foreswear

   Antonyms:
   enter, participate

2. drop outverb

   withdraw from established society, especially because of disillusion with conventional values

   "She hasn't heard from her brother in years--he dropped out after moving to California"

   Synonyms:
   drop by the wayside, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, quit, give up, throw in the towel, throw in

   Antonyms:
   participate, enter

3. drop outverb

   leave school or an educational program prematurely

   "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program"

   Synonyms:
   drop by the wayside, fall by the wayside, chuck up the sponge, quit, give up, throw in the towel, throw in

   Antonyms:
   enter, participate

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1. Dan Gainor:

   The best thing he can do is drop out of sight for a bit. If Trump wins, it will go hard on him, if he loses, media will let Billy do penance by embracing a few liberal causes and doing the equivalent of going through reeducation.

2. Annette Fuentes:

   The kids who were criminalized were overwhelmingly black and Latino students, what is clear is that kids who are punished disproportionately to their violation of school codes are more likely to drop out. Kids who are suspended are more likely to because drop outs. That means the risk of that kid growing up and falling into real criminal behavior is real.

3. Rand Paul:

   I'm hoping that after this, the rest of them will drop out and just let me be their nominee.

4. John Kasich:

   I haven't heard from any of the special interests to get me to drop out, we're signing up some significant Republican fundraisers and our political organization is expanding as well.

5. Matt Spellman:

   It's too big, it really is. I'm ready( for people to drop out). It's getting to be too overwhelming.