DROPOUT Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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Definition of drop out

as in to withdraw

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noun

as in idler

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as in leaver

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That lack of command factored into Chicago’s late-season drop out of the National League’s top wild-card position. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The longest fight between the mother-daughter duo came at the end of season 5 and lasted through the first half of season 6 after Rory, played by Bledel, chose to drop out of Yale and subsequently moved in with her grandparents. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026

Noun

Noah Shinn, a 23-year-old Northeastern University dropout, launched the product to a small test group earlier this year, and his company is already worth billions of dollars. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2026 The Lorena Street Elementary student who once haunted the stacks has also undergone big transformations — the former high school dropout now has an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. — Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drop out

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For the second straight year, Stephen King was the author most likely to have his work withdrawn.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Instead, Netflix released a statement shortly after withdrawing their bid.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of withdraw

Noun

Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.

— Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023
This represents the loss of an idea of what the capital should represent, the removal of a place that was an idler’s haven.

— Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022

Definition of idler

Noun

Abraham and Szor, both Israeli filmmakers, have been denounced as traitors in Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu himself has threatened to revoke their citizenship.

— Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Over in Norway, drama series Rinnan, about the infamous Norwegian traitor and Gestapo agent Henry Rinnan, is also set to launch.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of traitor

Noun

The Saudis did not blame any party for the attacks, but Houthi rebels took credit earlier for the airport strikes.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Attacks by the Houthis, the Yemeni rebel group, on commercial shipping in the Red Sea over the last three years have pushed major carriers around the Cape of Good Hope, boosting traffic at ports along Africa’s southern and western coasts.

— Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026

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