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[2] émigré, evacuee, expatriate, refugee—more at ÉMIGRÉ

2exile verb ex·iled; ex·il·ing : to expel from one's own country or home : BANISH

Synonyms

banish, deport, displace, expatriate, transport—more at BANISH

ex·ist verb 1 : to have being

2 : to continue to be : LIVE

Synonyms

be, breathe, live, subsist—more at BE

ex·is·tence noun 1 : continuance in living

2 : actual or present occurrence <~ of a state of war>

3 : something existing

Synonyms

actuality, reality, subsistence; also genuineness, realness; activity, animation, life; currency, presence, prevalence

Antonyms

nonexistence

ex·is·tent adjective : having being; also : existing now

Synonyms

actual, concrete, factual, real, true, very—more at ACTUAL

alive, extant, living—more at EXTANT

ex·is·ten·tial adjective 1 : of or relating to existence

2 : EMPIRICAL

3 : having being in time and space

4 : of or relating to existentialism or existentialists

ex·is·ten·tial·ism noun : a philosophy centered on individual existence and personal responsibility for acts of free will in the absence of certain knowledge of what is right or wrong

— ex·is·ten·tial·ist adjective or noun

1exit noun 1 : a departure from a stage

2 : a going out or away; also : DEATH

3 : a way out of an enclosed space

4 : a point of departure from an expressway

Synonyms

[2] departure, farewell, leave-taking, parting—more at DEPARTURE

[3] egress, issue, outlet; also escape, release; opening, passage, vent

Antonyms

entrance, entry; ingress

2exit verb : to go out or away from

Synonyms

clear out, depart, get off, go, move, pull, quit, sally, shove, take off—more at GO

exo·bi·ol·o·gy noun : biology concerned with life originating or existing outside the earth or its atmosphere

— exo·bi·ol·o·gist noun

exo·crine gland noun : a gland (as a salivary gland) that releases a secretion externally by means of a canal or duct

Exod abbreviation Exodus

ex·o·dus noun 1 cap : the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture

2 : a mass departure : EMIGRATION

ex of·fi·cio adverb or adjective : by virtue of or because of an office

ex·og·e·nous adjective : caused or produced by factors outside the organism or system

— ex·og·e·nous·ly adverb

ex·on·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L exoneratus, pp. of exonerare to unburden, fr. ex- out + onus load]

: to free from blame

— ex·on·er·a·tion noun

Synonyms

absolve, acquit, clear, exculpate, vindicate—more at EXCULPATE

ex·or·bi·tant adjective : exceeding what is usual or proper

Synonyms

excessive, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, lavish, steep, stiff—more at EXCESSIVE

ex·or·cise verb -cised; -cis·ing 1 : to get rid of by or as if by solemn command

2 : to free of an evil spirit

— ex·or·cism noun

— ex·or·cist noun

exo·sphere noun : the outermost region of the atmosphere

exo·ther·mic adjective : characterized by or formed with evolution of heat

ex·ot·ic adjective 1 : introduced from another country

2 : strikingly, excitingly, or mysteriously different or unusual

Synonyms

fantastic, glamorous, marvelous, outlandish, romantic, strange; also colorful, picturesque, quaint; alien, foreign; distant, faraway, remote; alluring, captivating, fascinating

exp abbreviation 1 expense

2 experiment

3 export

4 express

ex·pand verb 1 : to open up : UNFOLD

2 : to increase in extent, number, volume, or scope : ENLARGE

3 : to develop in detail

— ex·pand·er noun

Synonyms

[1] extend, fan, flare, open, spread, stretch, unfold

[2] add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, compound, enlarge, escalate, extend, increase, multiply, raise, swell, up—more at INCREASE

[3] amplify, develop, elaborate, enlarge; also add (to), complement, supplement; discourse, expatiate, ramble, run on

Antonyms

abbreviate, abridge, condense, shorten

ex·panse noun : a broad extent (as of land