Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

way out

/weɪ ˈaʊt/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.86 in modern English

Syllables: way out
IPA: /weɪ ˈaʊt/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A means of exit.

noun

An act or instance of departure.

noun

A solution to a problem; an escape.

adj

Unconventional, eccentric.

Colloquial

adv

Far away; to or at a great distance.

Example Sentences

"The way out is along this corridor, through there."
"Lock the door on your way out."
"This is a real mess. I need a way out."
"The plight of the elderly plagued with mental decline, such as Alzheimer's dementia, is particularly poignant because at the point where the decline in mental capacity may make life no longer worth living to them, they are incapable of choosing suicide as a way out."
"This modern art is too way out for me."
"He lives way out in the middle of nowhere."

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

ways out (plural) more way out (comparative) most way out (superlative)

Phrases

take the easy way out

Synonyms

exit issue outlet

Homonyms

weigh out

Antonyms

way in

Questions

How do you pronounce way out?: The recorded pronunciation is /weɪ ˈaʊt/.
What does way out mean?: A means of exit.

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