Exit

Capitalized way out

Exit is the way out of a place, or the act of leaving it.

Emergency exits are marked in buildings; highway exits lead off the main road.

To exit is to leave: She exited the building, He exited the conversation gracefully.

In theater, exit marks a departure from the stage.

In computing, exit closes a program or ends a process.

doorway

door

Hinged room barrier

  • gateHinged barrier in fence
  • portalImposing entrance or gate
  • outletPoint of release

passage · opening · way out · fire escape · emergency door · threshold · archway · turnstile · barrier · wicket

strategy

escape plan

Strategy for fleeing confinement

contingency · backup plan · way out · getaway · evacuation · divestment · sell-off · buyout · IPO · liquidation

departure

leave

Sanctioned time away

retreat · egress · vacate · abandon · flee · escape · bolt · walk out · step out · take off

death

passing

Moving by or temporary

departure · decease · mortality · final breath · crossing over · transition · release · eternal rest · afterlife · obituary

technology

quit

Cease doing something

sign out · terminate · shut down · escape key · cancel · abort · force quit · task manager · disconnect · power off

highway

ramp

Sloped connecting surface

interchange · slip road · cloverleaf · merge · lane · tollbooth · signage · milestone · rest stop · motorway

theater

stage left

Theater direction opposite audience's left

cue · entrance · blocking · curtain · scene change · backstage · greenroom · prompt · finale · bow

Categories
Opposites
direction of movement

Exitenter

Pass into a space

entrance · entry · come in · go in · ingress

beginning vs. ending

Exitenter

Pass into a space

arrival · debut · introduction · commence · begin

presence vs. absence

Exitenter

Pass into a space

join · appear · arrive · arrival · come in

Phrases
Family

exits, exited, exiting, existent, existence, existential, existentialism, existentialist, nonexistent

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