walk out
Exit in protest
To walk out is to leave abruptly, usually in protest or anger.
Workers walk out when they go on strike.
Someone walks out of a meeting when they've had enough.
To walk out on someone is to abandon them: He walked out on his wife and kids.
A walkout is the noun form—a strike or mass departure.
Sanctioned time away
- desertTo leave behind completely
- forsakeAbandon completely
- quitCease doing something
- jiltReject a lover suddenly
betray · disown · renounce · ditch · dump · strand · neglect · reject
Forceful impact or stoppage
- picketPointed fence stake
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- boycottOrganized economic protest
- rallyGathering for a cause
solidarity · union · grievance · labor dispute · collective action · work stoppage · industrial action · organize
leave
Sanctioned time away
storm off · take off · get up and go · make an exit · departure · dramatic exit
leave
Sanctioned time away
jilt · betray · disown · renounce · ditch · dump · strand · neglect · reject · spurn
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
- picketPointed fence stake
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- boycottOrganized economic protest
rally · solidarity · union · grievance · labor dispute · collective action · work stoppage · industrial action · organize · demands
dramatic exit
Theatrical way of leaving
- sceneDramatic unit or locale
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- tensionStretched or strained state
climax · argument · conflict · showdown · ultimatum · heated · outburst · emotional · finale · storming off
- motion idiomsin motion, on the move, on the go, move forward, move along
- departuresleave, depart, exit, leaving, go
- leavingdeparture, quit, withdrawing, bail, stepping down
- quittingquit, resign, resignation, stop, end
- risksrisk, gamble, bet, wager, chance it
- dismissalsgo away, leave, scram, beat it, buzz off
walk outstay
Remain in position
remain · stick it out · see it through · stay put · persevere
walk outwork
Effort toward a goal
return to work · work through · scab · show up · clock in