opt out
Choose against joining
Opt out is to choose not to participate in something, especially when participation is the default: You can opt out of marketing emails at any time.
The phrase implies declining rather than actively refusing—withdrawing from something you'd otherwise be included in.
The noun opt-out names the choice or mechanism: There's an opt-out at the bottom of the page.
Withdraw from mailings
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- terminateBring to an end
- deregisterRemove from official listing
- removeTake something away
exit · leave · discontinue · retract · revoke · disenroll · resign · quit
Decrease or refuse
- refuseReject or garbage
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
- selectCarefully pick from options
- decideReach a conclusion
elect · pick · preference · alternative · consent · accept · agree · discretion
Securing sensitive information
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- GDPREU data protection law
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
marketing · targeted ads · mailing list · spam · notifications · email list · telemetry · data collection
Formal surrender of rights
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
- immunityProtected from harm
dispensation · release · excusal · nonparticipation · abstention · conscientious objector · religious exemption · medical exemption
Public expression of disapproval
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
- refusalAct of declining
noncooperation · boycott · civil disobedience · conscientious objection · defection · rebellion · pushback · opposition
unsubscribe
Withdraw from mailings
- cancelRevoke or terminate
- terminateBring to an end
- deregisterRemove from official listing
remove · exit · leave · discontinue · retract · revoke · disenroll · resign · quit · abandon
decline
Decrease or refuse
decide · elect · pick · preference · alternative · consent · accept · agree · discretion · volition
data protection
Securing sensitive information
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- GDPREU data protection law
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
cookies · marketing · targeted ads · mailing list · spam · notifications · email list · telemetry · data collection · consent
waiver
Formal surrender of rights
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
immunity · dispensation · release · excusal · nonparticipation · abstention · conscientious objector · religious exemption · medical exemption · vaccine exemption
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
refusal · noncooperation · boycott · civil disobedience · conscientious objection · defection · rebellion · pushback · opposition · rejection
- cancelcancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, revoke
- giving upgive up, giving up, quit, quitting, surrender
- leavingdeparture, quit, walking away, withdrawing, bail
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- ___ out wordsstrikeout, flyout, groundout, popup, lineout
- account actionssign up, sign in, log in, login, logout