step out
verb
stepped out; stepping out; steps out
intransitive verb
1
: to go away from a place usually for a short distance and for a short time
2
: to go or march at a vigorous or increased pace
3
: die
4
: to lead an active social life
5
: to be unfaithful —usually used with on
had been stepping out on his wife
Synonyms
- cheat
- philander
- screw around
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 1
stepped out
verb
1
as in cheated
to be sexually unfaithful if she catches him stepping out on her, she'll divorce him without a moment's hesitation Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cheated
- philandered
- screwed around
- fooled around
- made out
- played (around)
- slept
- womanized
- coupled
- catted (around)
- fornicated
- copulated
- mated
- tomcatted (around)
- lay
- lusted
2
as in died
to stop living my greedy relatives are only being nice to me because they expect me to step out any time now Synonyms & Similar Words
- died
- fell
- popped off
- checked out
- passed away
- perished
- kicked off
- kicked in
- bought it
- pegged out
- departed
- expired
- succumbed
- ended
- disappeared
- deceased
- exited
- passed (on)
- went
- snuffed it
- kicked the bucket
- parted
- demised
- faded
- bought the farm
- conked (out)
- bit the dust
- gave up the ghost
- dropped
- croaked
- flatlined
- dried up
- failed
- consumed
- predeceased
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- came to
- lived
- breathed
- revived
- was
- lingered
- existed
- flourished
- thrived
- prospered
- subsisted
- throve
3
as in mixed
to take part in social activities waited until a year after her husband's death before stepping out again Synonyms & Similar Words
- mixed
- mingled
- went out
- rubbed elbows
- rubbed shoulders
- associated
- socialized
- fraternized
- hobnobbed
- partied
- reveled
- caroused
- revelled
- circulated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- avoided
- shunned
- eschewed
- snubbed
- slighted