What is another word for bow out?
Pronunciation:
[ bˈə͡ʊ ˈa͡ʊt], [ bˈəʊ ˈaʊt], [ b_ˈəʊ ˈaʊ_t]
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Similar words for bow out:
- back down (noun)
- back off (noun)
- departure (noun)
- going (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- abandon (verb)
- back down (verb)
- back out (verb)
- chicken out (verb)
- give in/give up (verb)
- quit (verb)
- resign (verb)
- social (verb)
- other synonyms
- abandon
- back down
- chicken out
- other relevant words
- resign
- withdraw
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Bow out:
n.
• back down (noun) • back off (noun) • departure (noun) • going (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun)v.
• abandon (verb)- gave ship,
- washing hands of,
- giving up ship,
- take powder,
- sur-render,
- took a walk,
- legs it,
- dis-continue,
- dis-cards,
- gave up ship,
- giving the ship,
- sur render,
- flew coop,
- de-sert,
- gave up the ship,
- gives ship,
- gives the ship,
- dis continue,
- taking powder,
- runs out on,
- legged it,
- takes powder,
- sur-rendering,
- dis-continued,
- give up ship,
- giving up the ship,
- dis continuing,
- takes a powder,
- give ship,
- letted go,
- give the ship,
- flakes out,
- kissing goodbye,
- dis continues,
- storming out,
- gives up ship,
- taking a walk,
- taking a powder,
- ran out on,
- kissed goodbye,
- kisses goodbye,
- legging it,
- dis-card,
- flies coop,
- sur-renders,
- sur-rendered,
- flying coop,
- took walk,
- gave the ship,
- sur rendered,
- dis card,
- giving ship,
- washes hands of,
- dis-carded,
- dis cards,
- dis carding,
- sur renders,
- storms out,
- shipped out,
- flies the coop,
- stormed out,
- dis-carding,
- take walk,
- flying the coop,
- washed hands of,
- takes walk,
- dis continued,
- dis-continues,
- took powder,
- fly coop,
- took a powder,
- gives up the ship,
- sur rendering,
- dis-continuing,
- de sert,
- dis carded,
- flaking out,
- taking walk.
- withdrawing from agreement statement,
- begged off,
- withdraw from agreement statement,
- wimps out,
- re treating,
- re-coiled,
- hath no fight left,
- wimping out,
- haddest no fight left,
- re treated,
- wimped out,
- re-treats,
- re-canting,
- re treat,
- withdraws from agreement statement,
- withdraws from agreement or statement,
- begging off,
- re canting,
- has no fight left,
- re-treat,
- withdrew from agreement or statement,
- re coils,
- re-treating,
- caved in,
- withdrew from agreement statement,
- re-canted,
- withdrawing from agreement or statement,
- having no fight left,
- re coil,
- begs off,
- gave ground,
- re coiled,
- re canted,
- re-coils,
- hadst no fight left,
- re-coil,
- re-treated,
- re coiling,
- had no fight left,
- hast no fight left,
- re-coiling,
- re treats.
- hath no stomach for,
- threw towel,
- throws towel,
- funking out,
- blew it off,
- having no stomach for,
- hadst no stomach for,
- throwing in towel,
- threw the towel,
- throw towel,
- threw in towel,
- blowing it off,
- had no stomach for,
- got cold feet,
- shying from,
- weaseling out,
- threw in the towel,
- blew off,
- worms out,
- wiggling out,
- hast no stomach for,
- wiggles out,
- weasels out,
- wormed out,
- gat cold feet,
- worming out,
- funked out,
- weaseled out,
- haddest no stomach for,
- shies from,
- shied from,
- throws in towel,
- funks out,
- turns yellow,
- turned yellow,
- throw the towel,
- throws the towel,
- blows off,
- blows it off,
- throws in the towel,
- wiggled out,
- getting cold feet,
- gets cold feet,
- has no stomach for,
- throwing the towel,
- blowing off,
- gotten cold feet,
- gives way,
- throwing towel.
- takes oath,
- took oath,
- buckles under,
- taking oath,
- wash one hands of,
- washes ones hands of,
- drops like hot potato,
- drops like a hot potato,
- dropt like a hot potato,
- buckling under,
- wash ones hands of,
- washing one's hands of,
- washes one's hands of,
- washing one hands of,
- takes the oath,
- washed ones hands of,
- taking the oath,
- dropped like hot potato,
- buckled under,
- dropped like a hot potato,
- dropt like hot potato,
- dropping like hot potato,
- dropping like a hot potato,
- washed one's hands of,
- washed one hands of,
- took the oath,
- washes one hands of,
- washing ones hands of.
- de-parts,
- de camped,
- left hanging,
- leaved flat,
- de-part,
- de-parted,
- leaves hanging,
- goes away from,
- leaving hanging,
- re-tire,
- left flat,
- de parts,
- re tired,
- re-tiring,
- hanging up,
- leaved hanging,
- leaving flat,
- de camp,
- de-camping,
- de parting,
- re tires,
- de-camped,
- hung it up,
- leaves flat,
- de-camp,
- de part,
- re tire,
- hanged up,
- de-parting,
- went away from,
- re tiring,
- hanging it up,
- going away from,
- de camping,
- hanged it up,
- hangs it up,
- de camps,
- de-camps,
- de parted.
- handed in resignation,
- ceases work,
- divorcing from,
- ending service,
- signs off,
- re signs,
- Re sign,
- walks out,
- ends service,
- re-signed,
- gives notice,
- signed off,
- hand resignation,
- ceased work,
- handed resignation,
- re signed,
- divorced oneself from,
- re-signing,
- signing off,
- stands down,
- divorcing oneself from,
- divorces oneself from,
- separates oneself from,
- separating oneself from,
- standing down,
- ended service,
- standing aside,
- hands in resignation,
- separating from,
- divorces from,
- gave notice,
- stood aside,
- re-sign,
- divorced from,
- hands resignation,
- separates from,
- walked out,
- giving notice,
- handing in resignation,
- separated oneself from,
- re signing,
- ceasing work,
- stands aside,
- handing resignation,
- re-signs.
Other synonyms:
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- retirement,
- golden parachute,
- revolving door,
- natural wastage,
- retiree,
- early retirement,
- step aside,
- golden handshake.
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- walk.
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- go.
- kiss goodbye,
- let go,
- flew the coop,
- storm out,
- flake out,
- leg it,
- flaked out,
- take a walk,
- shipping out,
- take a powder,
- letting go,
- ships out,
- takes a walk,
- run out on,
- fly the coop,
- running out on,
- lets go,
- wash hands of,
- ship out,
- give up the ship.
- pulling back,
- holds back,
- caves in,
- give ground,
- back pedal,
- gives ground,
- chicken out,
- go back on,
- pulls back,
- wimp out,
- retreating,
- pull back,
- have no fight left,
- beg off,
- cave in,
- withdraw from agreement or statement,
- pulled back,
- giving ground,
- caving in.
- throw in the towel,
- turn yellow,
- shy from,
- gave way,
- give way,
- turning yellow,
- have no stomach for,
- weasel out,
- blow it off,
- worm out,
- welsh,
- wiggle out,
- throw in towel,
- get cold feet,
- giving way,
- funk out,
- throwing in the towel,
- blow off.
- free,
- refuse,
- forswear,
- retract,
- fill,
- back,
- corrasion,
- convey,
- footstep,
- buy the farm,
- base on balls,
- move out,
- fire,
- black out,
- croak,
- maltreat,
- draw and quarter,
- yield,
- attract,
- let alone,
- invite out,
- release,
- escapism,
- poop out,
- assume,
- tear out,
- footfall,
- think,
- go out,
- tear,
- bump off,
- grinding,
- distil,
- run away,
- detrition,
- bequeath,
- dodging,
- take a hop,
- admit,
- stop,
- difference,
- lead,
- adam,
- run down,
- bed,
- annul,
- founder,
- miss,
- demand,
- protract,
- elicit,
- make,
- provide,
- decease,
- guide,
- retentivity,
- displace,
- turn a loss,
- fell,
- start,
- leakage,
- bolt out,
- bleeding,
- brush aside,
- remember,
- reap,
- pull up stakes,
- hang,
- occupy,
- go away from,
- impound,
- recollect,
- skip town,
- megabucks,
- can,
- get going,
- call up,
- evaporate,
- disregard,
- excerpt,
- way out,
- de-escalate,
- fall asleep,
- adopt,
- hang up,
- lay off,
- escape valve,
- claim,
- locomote,
- past,
- bleed,
- hold out,
- get by,
- beetle off,
- lam,
- rescind,
- quarter,
- rock lobster,
- leave behind,
- retentiveness,
- last,
- whirl,
- transfer,
- drag,
- run low,
- have,
- sidetrack,
- seize,
- footmark,
- passing,
- selection,
- drain,
- drift off,
- aspirate,
- leave hanging,
- walkway,
- draw poker,
- evasion,
- subscribe to,
- set forth,
- get off,
- sheaf,
- call for,
- adjoin,
- wash one's hands of,
- draw play,
- shoot,
- dispatch,
- soak up,
- self-effacing,
- give up,
- choose,
- deviate,
- call in,
- baksheesh,
- conk out,
- break,
- go bad,
- isolate,
- forget,
- operate,
- mistreat,
- blend in,
- leave-taking,
- farewell,
- marching,
- keeping,
- forego,
- bow,
- aim,
- give the axe,
- conk,
- dance step,
- direct,
- line,
- buy food,
- sack,
- take in,
- live on,
- leave out,
- bundle up,
- tread,
- bale out,
- take on,
- haul,
- big bucks,
- congest,
- entrust,
- congee,
- outflow,
- leaving,
- infusion,
- apprize,
- project,
- welshman,
- waive,
- recollection,
- necessitate,
- choke off,
- bunch,
- border,
- fall in,
- go forth,
- take oath,
- break away,
- pulling,
- rent,
- get,
- retrograde,
- parcel,
- rifle,
- usher out,
- give out,
- forfeit,
- force out,
- exhibit,
- roll up,
- let go of,
- bunk,
- dissolve,
- puff,
- gave in,
- sea crawfish,
- dope off,
- hooking,
- acquire,
- break up,
- take the air,
- come out,
- throw overboard,
- defer,
- package,
- hit the sack,
- ill-use,
- ricochet,
- eviscerate,
- consider,
- go to bed,
- crayfish,
- commit,
- crawdad,
- send word,
- pick out,
- rend,
- go to sleep,
- elude,
- clog up,
- resign,
- strike out,
- proceed,
- kick,
- pack,
- extend,
- displume,
- parade,
- run,
- borderland,
- select,
- pop off,
- measure,
- standdown,
- carry,
- express,
- lease,
- marchland,
- wrench,
- bring out,
- hark back,
- butt,
- scat,
- expiration,
- absquatulate,
- throw out,
- return,
- langouste,
- slip by,
- master of architecture,
- educe,
- backsheesh,
- endure,
- give the bounce,
- distill,
- payoff,
- discontinue,
- preceding,
- clout,
- pass away,
- leave of absence,
- knuckle under,
- contract,
- bear away,
- rip,
- bear off,
- give the sack,
- clog,
- hook,
- apprise,
- omit,
- switch off,
- spring,
- contriteness,
- hejira,
- spiny lobster,
- pace,
- turn down,
- absorb,
- renounce,
- run short,
- chuck up the sponge,
- leak,
- exclude,
- press out,
- train,
- desert,
- part with,
- prolong,
- decamp,
- process,
- withdraw,
- describe,
- kick the bucket,
- sledding,
- lift,
- come forth,
- lot,
- fall back,
- edge,
- pourboire,
- forgo,
- gradation,
- imbibe,
- hug drug,
- set apart,
- revoke,
- thread,
- reticent,
- slide by,
- hideaway,
- work,
- strike,
- recoil,
- put out,
- plump,
- wantonness,
- pull in,
- hang it up,
- overturn,
- straggle,
- disembowel,
- contain,
- sound,
- run off,
- put off,
- empty,
- deliver,
- drop by the wayside,
- escape cock,
- foreswear,
- renege on,
- reconcile,
- wad,
- suffer,
- scarper,
- pushing off,
- advise,
- perish,
- diverge,
- boarding,
- polish off,
- cash in one's chips,
- hand out,
- abjure,
- draw in,
- ease up,
- recant,
- cut,
- walking,
- outlet,
- go off,
- start out,
- bend,
- bounce,
- opt out,
- cristal,
- safety valve,
- steal away,
- kip down,
- lapse,
- accept,
- deplumate,
- cede,
- crawl in,
- elapse,
- look at,
- mar,
- forsake,
- proceeds,
- leave flat,
- leave alone,
- bound,
- haulage,
- slay,
- faint,
- subscribe,
- crawdaddy,
- countermand,
- absent,
- terminate,
- echo,
- void,
- cambrian,
- emergence,
- twist,
- ecrevisse,
- tone,
- bring back,
- takings,
- string,
- weaken,
- surrender,
- charter,
- take aim,
- clump,
- travel,
- revolver,
- go by,
- stair,
- deplume,
- manner of walking,
- read,
- die,
- snuff it,
- reject,
- ill-treat,
- nod off,
- bakshish,
- head for the hills,
- walk of life,
- make off,
- attractor,
- offer,
- move,
- support,
- move over,
- holding,
- reverse,
- wildness,
- retrieve,
- push aside,
- pass on,
- notify,
- repossess,
- ingest,
- quit,
- tie,
- spill,
- hit the hay,
- peter out,
- allow for,
- break down,
- exodus,
- paseo,
- sop up,
- crack,
- impart,
- turn out,
- get rid of,
- drop like a hot potato,
- packet,
- give,
- tip,
- excuse,
- set out,
- foot,
- straighten up,
- retired person,
- postulate,
- film,
- conduct,
- butt against,
- relinquish,
- drawing card,
- abuse,
- will,
- drop,
- emerge,
- cast,
- melt,
- ask,
- deal,
- big money,
- swallow,
- standoff,
- go game,
- succumb,
- get around,
- draw up,
- repeal,
- give-up the ghost,
- require,
- break loose,
- cluster,
- confiscate,
- contrition,
- buckle under,
- need,
- sneak away,
- spare,
- unassuming,
- fit,
- go along,
- turn,
- become,
- come back,
- zonk out,
- collapse,
- turn tail,
- whole tone,
- pull off,
- brush off,
- hoof,
- loss,
- fall by the wayside,
- give in,
- carry away,
- issue,
- take the oath,
- vaporize,
- hire,
- drowse off,
- stone's throw,
- despatch,
- attach,
- pluck,
- footprint,
- hold up,
- whole step,
- abrasion,
- ignore,
- submit,
- survive,
- memory,
- abut,
- glide by,
- function,
- deviation,
- suck up,
- learn,
- reminiscence,
- reverberate,
- relief valve,
- allow,
- live,
- rip out,
- discount,
- rive,
- haul up,
- attraction,
- welsh black,
- drop like hot potato,
- bolt,
- turn in,
- off,
- subsidence,
- marching music,
- embarkment,
- depict,
- dispense with,
- suck,
- perpetrate,
- abandon,
- set off,
- avert,
- deflect,
- hold,
- drop dead,
- recess,
- disco biscuit,
- callback,
- go away,
- bring,
- drive,
- fail,
- cease,
- detract,
- pass,
- vary,
- divergence,
- trace,
- send,
- take to the woods,
- emersion,
- suck out,
- ecstasy,
- part,
- parting,
- consume,
- blend,
- drop off,
- stride,
- involve,
- butt on,
- unpack,
- result,
- belong,
- distribute,
- practice bundling,
- expire,
- pile,
- sneak off,
- choke,
- hightail it,
- doze off,
- haemorrhage,
- use up,
- carry off,
- delineate,
- fly,
- hoof it,
- renege,
- overstretch,
- desolate,
- exact,
- sack out,
- leave office,
- border district,
- bakshis,
- root for,
- flight,
- leave off,
- fling,
- get hold of,
- accede,
- foul,
- evoke,
- take off,
- engage,
- murder,
- compact,
- spell,
- digress,
- fall behind,
- shed blood,
- except,
- take up,
- ask out,
- demonstrate,
- rebound,
- tour,
- swoon,
- unconstraint,
- debouch,
- throw in,
- study.
- step down,
- separate from,
- sign off,
- walking out,
- separated from,
- give notice,
- stand down,
- hand in resignation,
- divorce oneself from,
- stood down,
- end service,
- cease work,
- divorce from,
- separate oneself from.
- gotten away,
- Withdrew,
- take away,
- make oneself scarce,
- got away,
- draw away,
- keep apart,
- run along,
- get away,
- taking out,
- keep aloof,
- kept apart,
- gets away,
- keeping apart,
- took out,
- take a hike,
- taking away,
- exfiltrate,
- took away,
- seclude oneself,
- get lost,
- ease out,
- getting away,
- make scarce.
- run out,
- show the door,
- abscond,
- walk out,
- bundle off,
- send away,
- march out,
- slip out of,
- get out,
- take leave,
- step,
- march,
- turn away,
- retreat,
- send off,
- remove,
- sneak out,
- send packing,
- turn off,
- abdicate,
- slip off,
- duck out,
- escape,
- vanish,
- depart,
- pass out,
- dismiss,
- slip out,
- disappear,
- give the gate,
- pack off,
- beat a retreat,
- bundle,
- slip away,
- evacuate.
How to use "Bow out" in context?
The phrase "bow out" is most often associated with competitive sports, such as bowling and racing. In these circumstances, a contestant or competitor either withdraws from the competition or gives up their position. When used as a figure of speech, the phrase can be used to say that someone is giving up or departing from a situation or encounter.
The phrase is most commonly used in Western cultures, but it has a long history in Asian cultures. In China, it is used to describe someone who is quitting their job. In Japan, the phrase is often used to describe someone who is apologizing for their behavior.
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