Definition of EX

ex

Plural: exes

Noun

  • The letter X; also, a former partner.
  • a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband
  • a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife
    • "all his exes live in Texas"
  • the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
  • The name of the Latin-script letter X/x.
  • A former partner or spouse; an ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-wife, or ex-husband.
  • Clipping of exhibition.

Adjective Satellite

  • out of fashion

Verb

  • To delete; to cross out
  • To extinguish the life of.

Adj

  • Ex-, former, previously but no longer.
  • Ex-, former, previously but no longer. My algebra II teacher's dad is an ex PE teacher at the same school.
  • My algebra II teacher's dad is an ex PE teacher at the same school.
  • the place the train originated from or called at prior to the present location.
  • expensive, dear

Examples

  • Finding an ’X’ can be great, but sometimes your EX-cellent play is blocked.
  • Her ex is still sending her flowers, even though she has moved on.
  • It's too ex.
  • My friend has an ex who now lives abroad.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin ex.

Synonyms

antique, demode, ex-husband, ex-wife, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee, x, X, annihilate, bag, baptize, bereave of life, blight, bring down, bump off, bury, cack, compromised to a permanent end, croak, crush, dash, deactivate, dead, demolish, destroy, dispatch, dispose of, do, do in, dust, eliminate, end, eradicate, ex, exterminate, finish, finish off, flatten, grease, knock off, lay waste to, make away with, mortify, neutralize, obliterate, off, pay off, pick off, polish off, pop off, punch someone's ticket, put an end to, put down, put six feet under, put someone out of their misery, put to sleep, ravage, rub out, ruin, scotch, scupper, scuttle, send to eternity, send to hell, send to the grave, send to the great beyond, send to the next life, slaughter, slay, smash, smite, snuff, squash, stiff, stop someone's clock, take, take care of, take down, take out, terminate, terminate with extreme prejudice, top, top off, torpedo, waste, wax, wet, whack, wipe out, wreck

Scrabble Score: 9

ex: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ex: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ex: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

ex: valid Words With Friends Word