opt out

verb

1. to choose not to be involved (in) or part (of)

noun

1. the act of opting out, esp of local-authority administration

   opt-outs by hospitals and schools

Idioms and Phrases

Choose not to participate, as in Our school opted out of the state competition. [Slang; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

Actors would be included in Sora 2 unless they opted out, the people said.

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At first, it said it would ask copyright holders to opt out, as my colleagues reported; now, it’s saying it will give those owners more control over their intellectual property.

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Investors can carve out major issues, such as director contests and mergers, override instructions anytime or opt out altogether.

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This tour in particular feels like the moment when Lipa is opting out of the rise-and-crash fame cycle and into becoming more of an album artist and deeply considered live act.

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Both that film and “Anemone” concern solitary men who opted out of society, only to discover that such a plan is difficult to sustain.

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Related Words

• pull out 
• quit 
• withdraw