The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

situation, on the other hand: I learned something about you
tonight that otherwise I should never have guessed. 2
differently, in another manner or way: You may travel unless
the doctor advises otherwise.
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out adv. 1 outside, outdoors, in or into the open air: If you go
out take an umbrella. 2 away (from), abroad, elsewhere, not
(at) home, gone (from), gone away (from), absent (from): She
was out of the house when I phoned. 3 in or into the open, to
or into public notice, for all to see, out of the closet:
Everything will be brought out at the trial. 4 revealed,
exposed, visible, discernible, manifest, in sight, in view: Are
the stars out tonight? 5 short, minus, missing, in default, out
of pocket: He is out the œ2000 he invested in a Welsh diamond
mine. 6 free, at liberty, at large, loose, unconfined: They
let Matilda out after she served her sentence. 7 completely,
thoroughly, effectively, entirely: I was tired out after that
long swim.
--adj. 8 unconscious, senseless, insensible, Colloq out cold,
out like a light: He has been out for almost an hour. 9 dated,
out-dated, out-moded, pass‚, old-fashioned, antiquated, old hat,
d‚mod‚, obsolete, unfashionable: Longer skirts were out in the
mid-1960s. 10 outlying, distant, far-off, peripheral: He was
planning to travel to the outer reaches of his empire. Let's
sail to some of the out islands. 11 exhausted, gone, finished,
ended; over, completed: Our food was out. Rescue came before
the day was out. 12 inaccurate, incorrect, wrong, at fault,
faulty, off, wide of the mark: Your figures are out by a factor
of four. 13 unacceptable, forbidden, prohibited, not allowed,
Colloq not on: Smoking is out in the dining room. 14
extinguished, unlit; off, doused; inoperative, non-functioning,
out of order or commission, unserviceable, broken: Make certain
that all camp-fires are completely out. The light is out in the
corridor.
--n. 15 alibi, excuse, escape, loophole, evasion: She used
your visit as an out to avoid calling on her mother.