Synonyms of step out

step out

verb

1

as in to cheat

to be sexually unfaithful

if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cheat
• screw around
• play (around)
• cat (around)
• fool around
• philander
• sleep
• mate
• lie
• couple
• make out
• fornicate
• copulate
• tomcat (around)
• womanize
• lust

2

as in to die

to stop living

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• pass (on)
• fall
• perish
• pass away
• check out
• buy it
• kick in
• depart
• succumb
• part
• exit
• go
• end
• peg out
• kick off
• disappear
• pop off
• snuff it
• expire
• demise
• buy the farm
• bite the dust
• kick the bucket
• give up the ghost
• fade
• drop
• conk (out)
• croak
• decease
• dry up
• flatline
• fail
• consume
• predecease

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• revive
• be
• exist
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

3

as in to mix

to take part in social activities

waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mix
• mingle
• go out
• rub shoulders
• associate
• rub elbows
• socialize
• party
• fraternize
• revel
• hobnob
• circulate
• carouse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• eschew
• slight
• snub

Examples of step out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On October 25, Turner stepped out in perhaps the most basic wardrobe staple there is: a pair of heather grey sweatpants with no added frills or intrigue. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2024

After Bowman pulled into a gas station near the Beverly Center, three gunmen stepped out of the Infiniti wearing ski masks. —Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024

This was also the case last evening at the 2024 Academy Museum Gala, where Grande and Erivo stepped out in their most glamorously wicked looks yet. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2024

The father-daughter duo stepped out together in October 2023 to sit courtside for the WNBA finals. —Haley Van Horn, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024