outbound

O1U1T1B3O1U1N1D2
US/ˈaʊtbaʊnd/

adjective

Leaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.

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Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveoutbound (not comparable)
  1. not comparableLeaving or departing; traveling away from; outward bound.
nounoutbound (plural outbounds)

plural outbounds

  1. logisticsAn outbound shipment.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

adjectivethat is going out or leaving

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Germanic*ūt
  3. Proto-Germanic*ūt-
  4. Old Englishūt-
  5. Middle Englishut-
  6. Englishout-
  7. Old Norsebúinn
  8. Middle Englishbownde
  9. Englishbound
  10. Englishoutbound

From out- + bound.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 出境的
  • 出境的 (chūjìng de)leaving or departing
Czech odcházející, odchozí
  • odcházejícíleaving or departing
  • odchozíleaving or departing
Finnish lähtevä
  • lähteväleaving or departing
German hinausgehend, herausgehend
  • hinausgehendleaving or departing
  • herausgehendleaving or departing
Russian исходя́щий
  • исходя́щий (isxodjáščij)leaving or departing
Spanish saliente, egresante
  • salienteleaving or departing
  • egresanteleaving or departing
  • de idaleaving or departing
  • de salidaleaving or departing
  • con salidaleaving or departing
  • exienteleaving or departing
  • salirleaving or departing
  • yenteleaving or departing
Thai ขาออก
  • ขาออกleaving or departing
Turkish giden, gitmekte olan
  • gidenleaving or departing
  • gitmekte olanleaving or departing
Welsh allan
  • allanleaving or departing
Cite this entry
APA

outbound. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbound

MLA

“outbound.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbound. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outbound,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outbound.

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