want out
Desire to leave
Want out is to desire escape from a situation—a relationship, business arrangement, commitment, or confinement.
She wants out of the marriage.
After three years at the company, he wanted out.
The phrase implies being trapped or constrained by circumstances one wishes to leave behind.
Way to leave
- quitCease doing something
- leaveSanctioned time away
- fleeDepart swiftly from threat
- boltThreaded rod for nuts
eject · defect · expatriate · emigrate · evasion · fugitive · breakout · getaway
Cease doing something
- resignVoluntarily leave office
- departureAct of going away
- severanceTermination pay or disconnection
- withdrawalAct of taking away
abdicate · relinquish · abandon · forsake · disengage · detach · step down · leave
Absence of constraint
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- independenceFreedom from external control
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
unshackled · unfettered · disentangle · extricate · untether · loose · unchained · unbound
exit
Way to leave
bolt · eject · defect · expatriate · emigrate · evasion · fugitive · breakout · getaway · refuge
quit
Cease doing something
withdrawal · abdicate · relinquish · abandon · forsake · disengage · detach · step down · leave · notice
freedom
Absence of constraint
- liberationRelease from constraint
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- independenceFreedom from external control
autonomy · unshackled · unfettered · disentangle · extricate · untether · loose · unchained · unbound · relief
desperate
Driven by urgent need
critical · urgent · imperative · frantic · panicked · anxious · restless · suffocating · trapped · cornered