out

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adv. without, outside; outdoors; démodé. See exterior, disuse.

II

(Roget's IV) modif. & prep.

1. [In motion from within]

Syn. out of, away from, from, from within, out from, out toward, outward, on the way.

Ant. in from, in, into.

2. [Not situated within]

Syn. outside, on the outer side, on the surface, external, extrinsic, extraneous, outer, outdoors, out-of-doors, unconcealed, open, exposed, in the open; see also outside 1 , without .

Ant. within*, inside, on the inner side.

3. [Beyond]

Syn. distant, removed, removed from; see away 1 , beyond .

4. [Continued to the limit or near it]

Syn. ended, accomplished, fulfilled, over, passed; see also done 1 , finished 1 .

Ant. unfinished*, unaccomplished, unfulfilled.

5. [Not at home or at one's office]

Syn. not in, away, busy, on vacation, at lunch, gone, left; see also absent .

Ant. in*, receiving, not busy.

6. [No longer at bat; in sport ]

Syn. retired, put out, in the field, struck out, away*, down*, fanned*.

7. [*Unconscious]

Syn. insensible, out cold*, blotto*; see unconscious 1 .

8. [Wanting]

Syn. lacking, missing, without; see wanting .

9. [Completely]

Syn. out and out, utterly, totally; see completely .

10. [*Not acceptable]

Syn. out-of-date, outmoded, unfashionable; see old-fashioned , unpopular .

• all out*,

Syn. wholeheartedly, with Great effort, entirely; see completely .

• on the outs*,

Syn. on unfriendly terms, disagreeing, fighting, estranged; see opposing 1 .

n.

Syn. means of escape, way out, excuse; see escape 1 , 2 , explanation 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

a.

1. absent away, elsewhere, gone, not here.

2. extinguished extinct, dead, expired, inoperable, finished, over, done.

3. outmoded obsolete, old-fashioned, passe, out-of-date.

4. unconscious out cold, *out like a light, *down for the count, comatose, anesthetized.

ANT.: 1. in, here, present. 2. alive, functioning, living and breathing. 3. in, *cutting edge, newfangled, modern. 4. conscious, alert, awake

II

n.

alibi, escape, excuse, explanation, loophole, dodge.

III

v.

Sl. unmask, reveal, *bring out of the closet, disclose, bring out into the open, tip off, publicize, announce, unburden oneself, *blow the whistle on, blab, tattle, expose.

ANT.: keep secret, keep hush-hush, keep in the closet

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb To be made public: break, come out, get out, transpire. Informal: leak (out). Idiom: come to light. See KNOWLEDGE, SHOW.