opt out

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opt out

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From opt + out.

verb opts out · opting out · opted out

  1. To choose not to participate in something. But it's of no consequence There's nothing you can say that is relevant You can take my life, but I'll live again A thousand deaths that I have left to give A thousand deaths that I have left 'Cause I am the drone Opting out of the hive

Opposite: opt in

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verb

Opposite: opt in

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verb To choose not to participate in something

Españoloptar por no participar, optar por salirse (de), optar por no recibir
日本語オプトアウトする
Françaisse désengager
Deutschablehnen
Русскийустраняться ustranjatʹsja, отказа́ться otkazátʹsja

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"opt out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/opt%20out. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"opt out." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/opt%20out.

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@misc{opt_out_2026,
  title = {opt out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/opt%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}