want out

verb

To desire to leave, quit or escape a specific situation, relationship, commitment, or project.

“After six months in a tedious desk job, Anna wants out.”

Opposite
want in
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Meanings

verbwant out (third-person singular simple present wants out, present participle wanting out, simple past and past participle wanted out)

present singular third person wants out · participle present wanting out · participle past wanted out · past wanted out

  1. informalintransitiveTo desire to leave, quit or escape a specific situation, relationship, commitment, or project.

    After six months in a tedious desk job, Anna wants out.

    Antonyms: want in

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo desire to leave, quit or escape a specific situation, relationship, commitment, or project.

Opposite
want in
Cite this entry
APA

want out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/want%20out

MLA

“want out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/want%20out. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “want out,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/want%20out.

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