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View synonyms for opt out

opt out

verb

  1. intr, adverboften foll byof to choose not to be involved (in) or part (of)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. the act of opting out, esp of local-authority administration

    opt-outs by hospitals and schools

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Idioms and Phrases

Choose not to participate, as in Our school opted out of the state competition . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]
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Example Sentences

Men may opt out of the discussion rather than risk saying something wrong.

Allowing religiously affiliated organizations to opt out of Obamacare, period.

That law encourages doctors to opt out of Medicare—shrinking access to care.

Cable, you see, would allow viewers to opt out of local broadcast content and thus threaten existing VHF and UHF channels.

Instead, the group is informing the community that the trial will happen, so anyone who objects can opt out.

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