step out

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of STEP OUT

to be sexually unfaithful <if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation>

Synonyms philander, screw around, step out

Related Words cat (around), fool around, fornicate, play (around), tomcat (around), womanize; copulate, couple, lie, make out, mate, sleep; lust

to stop living <my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now>

Synonyms check out, conk (out), croak [slang], decease, demise, depart, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in [slang], kick off [slang], pass (on), pass away, part, peg out [chiefly British], perish, pop off, step out, succumb

Related Words predecease; consume, disappear, dry up, fade, fail

Near Antonyms come to, revive; linger; be, exist, subsist; flourish, prosper, thrive

Antonyms breathe, live

to take part in social activities <waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again>

Synonyms associate, fraternize, go out, hobnob, mingle, mix, step out

Related Words carouse, party, revel; circulate

Near Antonyms avoid, eschew, shun; slight, snub

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