Exit and Stay

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Exit

Exit verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: in case of fire, exit from the building in a calm and orderly fashion
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Stay is an antonym for exit in topics: leaving, leave a place.
Nearby Words: exited, exiting

Stay

Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Usage example: let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining
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Antonyms for Stay
Exit is an antonym for stay in remain topic.
Nearby Words: stayed, staying
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How words are described

best best exit best stay
normal normal exit normal stay
average average exit average stay
original original exit original stay
Other adjectives: true, wrong, infamous, quick, main, last.

Common collocations

place exit place stay place
series exit series stay series
way exit way stay way
level exit level stay level
Other words: world, home, game, head, side, ship, town, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Lethal Weapon They had more than enough time to make their exit and stay away from Ku's wrath and even begin to walk the other way, talking about coming back with a howitzer or something like it.
    Source: Film / Lethal Weapon
  • Video Game / Commander Keen Most enemies stay "stunned" forever, though—or at least until after you exit the level.
    Source: Video Game / Commander Keen
  • Sequence Breaking Some copies of Prince of Persia 2 had a glitch causing the entrance door to Level 6 to stay open, allowing the player to use it to exit the level a mere second after entering it.
    Source: Sequence Breaking
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