Meanings
present singular third person opts out · participle present opting out · participle past opted out · past opted out
- To choose not to participate in something.
But it's of no consequence There's nothing you can say that is relevant You can take my life, but I'll live again A thousand deaths that I have left to give A thousand deaths that I have left 'Cause I am the drone Opting out of the hive
2023, “A Drone Opting Out of the Hive”, performed by Code Orange
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish jättää väliin, jättäytyä pois
- jättää väliinTo choose not to participate in something
- jättäytyä poisTo choose not to participate in something
French se désengager
- se désengagerTo choose not to participate in something
German ablehnen
- ablehnenTo choose not to participate in something
Japanese オプトアウトする
- オプトアウトするTo choose not to participate in something
Polish wypisywać się, wypisać się
- wypisywać sięTo choose not to participate in something
- wypisać sięTo choose not to participate in something
- wycofywać sięTo choose not to participate in something
- wycofać sięTo choose not to participate in something
- rezygnowaćTo choose not to participate in something
- zrezygnowaćTo choose not to participate in something
Russian устраняться, отказа́ться
- устраняться (ustranjatʹsja)To choose not to participate in something
- отказа́ться (otkazátʹsja)To choose not to participate in something
Spanish optar por no participar, optar por salirse (de)
- optar por no participarTo choose not to participate in something
- optar por salirse (de)To choose not to participate in something
- optar por no recibirTo choose not to participate in something
Cite this entry
opt out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opt%20out
“opt out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opt%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “opt out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/opt%20out.
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