opt out
— phrasal verb with opt uk/ɒpt/us/ɑːpt/verb [ I ]
to choose not to be part of an activity or to stop being involved in it:
Within any society, there will usually be people who decide to opt out (= choose not to live the way most people do).
Employees can choose to opt out of the pension scheme.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- blow
- bugger
- damned
- demur
- derecognize
- disclaim
- door
- override
- react against sth
- refusal
- shoot
- shun
- sit
- sit sth out
- throw
- throw sth out
- turn sb away
- vote sth down
- wash
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