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outgo Synonyms

Another word for outgo

Choosing another word for outgo depends on context, so the 16 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

Money paid out or expended; financial expenditure or outlay, especially in contrast to income.

Usage Example

"To balance the household budget, the family needed to ensure that their monthly income exceeded their total expenditure."

Strongest
expenditure
outlay
expense
Strong
disbursement
outflow
spending

• noun (Context 2)

The act of going out, departing, or flowing outward; an outflow or exit.

Usage Example

"Engineers installed gauges along the canal to measure both the intake and the outflow of water."

Strongest
outflow
Strong
egress
exit
departure
efflux

• verb (Context 3)

To go beyond, surpass, or excel in movement, performance, or degree.

Usage Example

"The apprentice worked tirelessly until his skill began to surpass that of his master."

Strongest
surpass
exceed
outdo
outstrip
Strong
outpace
transcend

Opposites of outgo

The opposite of outgo shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

income
inflow
revenue
intake
fall behind
influx
trail
lag
See all opposites of outgo

• Nearby Words

outflux
outfly
outfox
outgo
outgoing
outgoingness
outgoings

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Outgo. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/outgo
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