dropped out
Abandoned the program
Dropped out means withdrew before completion, especially from school: She dropped out of college in her sophomore year.
The phrase implies leaving voluntarily rather than being expelled.
Someone who has dropped out is a dropout.
The term extends beyond education to withdrawing from any organized activity or conventional society: He dropped out of the race, They dropped out and moved to a commune.
Came to rest
- ceasedCame to an end
- stoppedBrought to a halt
- terminatedBrought to an end
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
canceled · withdrew · quit · abandoned · scrapped · axed · interrupted · disengaged
Complete failure or cancellation
- bustFailure or sculpture
- nonstarterDoomed proposal from outset
- underachieverOne performing below capacity
- quitterOne who surrenders
gave up · fell through · fizzled · collapsed · folded · tanked · bombed · flunked
Departed or portside
abandoned · deserted · vacated · retreated · disengaged · bailed · walked away · stepped away
Act of taking away
- GEDAlternative diploma certification
- truantUnauthorized school no-show
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
underachiever · disengaged · unschooled · autodidact · self-taught · nontraditional · deferment · incomplete
Recovery from adversity
- comebackRecovery after decline
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- reboundReturn after deflection
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
second chance · returned · overcame · restart · fresh start · turnaround · redemption · late bloomer
Rejects prevailing social standards
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- alternativeAnother available choice
- turn onCause to operate
- hippieSixties counterculture member
bohemian · Beat Generation · off-grid · commune · antiestablishment · rebel · outsider · Leary
halted
Came to rest
- ceasedCame to an end
- stoppedBrought to a halt
- terminatedBrought to an end
suspended · canceled · withdrew · quit · abandoned · scrapped · axed · interrupted · disengaged · resigned
washout
Complete failure or cancellation
- bustFailure or sculpture
- nonstarterDoomed proposal from outset
- underachieverOne performing below capacity
quitter · gave up · fell through · fizzled · collapsed · folded · tanked · bombed · flunked · unsuccessful
left
Departed or portside
departed · abandoned · deserted · vacated · retreated · disengaged · bailed · walked away · stepped away · excused
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- GEDAlternative diploma certification
- truantUnauthorized school no-show
- expelledOfficially removed or banished
suspended · underachiever · disengaged · unschooled · autodidact · self-taught · nontraditional · deferment · incomplete · unenrolled
bounceback
Recovery from adversity
perseverance · second chance · returned · overcame · restart · fresh start · turnaround · redemption · late bloomer · nontraditional
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- alternativeAnother available choice
- turn onCause to operate
hippie · bohemian · Beat Generation · off-grid · commune · antiestablishment · rebel · outsider · Leary · sixties
- abandonmentabandon, abandoned, forsake, desert, leave
- surrenderedsurrendered, capitulated, yielded, conceded, submitted
dropped outgraduated
Completed formal studies
completed · finished · matriculated · persisted · persevered
dropped outstayed in
Didn't go out
persevered · continued · persisted · remained · kept going
dropped outenrolled
Formally registered as participant
signed up · joined · entered · registered · dropped in
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