sits out
Watches from sidelines
To sit out is to remain on the sidelines rather than participate.
You might sit out a dance, sit out a game due to injury, or sit out a controversy by refusing to take sides.
The phrase can suggest waiting for something to pass: We sat out the storm in a diner.
It implies deliberate non-participation rather than exclusion.
- abstainDeliberately not do
- isolateSeparate from others
- benchShared seating surface
- ride the benchRemain an unused substitute
- warm the benchRemain an unused substitute
timeout · exclude · substitute · withdraw · refrain · step aside · on the sidelines · stay · penalty box · reserve · spectate · bypass · remain · decline · idle · detach · choose · separate
sits outparticipates
Takes an active role
joins in · takes part · engages · competes · enters
sits outsees through
Perceives hidden truth
stays in · goes the distance · perseveres · endures · finishes
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