GOT OUT Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

got out

verb

past tense of get out

as in spread

to become known news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media

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as in escaped

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance

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as in published

to produce and release for distribution in printed form a romance novelist who got a new book out every year

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Recent Examples of got out Tawa tacked on a sac fly and Vargas doubled to drive in two before San Diego got out of the inning. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The person driving the SUV that Collins was in got out to help, and was hit by another vehicle. — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Lopez and multiple bullpen arms got out of tough jams to limit the Red Sox 16 baserunners across the first nine innings to just two runs, only one earned. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Harris then got out of the car and pinned Hicks down by the arms, the defense’s filing states. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 But Bootsy got out early, opting to put drugs and alcohol down in the 1980s with the help of his wife Patti. — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 23 July 2026 One of them got out, walked up to the front door and peered inside. — Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 The trampoline park employee got out of his car to help a person in a wheelchair who was struggling to cross before the light switched. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026 Lundgren got out from the driver’s side of the vehicle, stumbled across the opposing lane of traffic, and leaped over the side of the bridge into Table Rock Lake below, the sheriff said. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got out

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Smoke higher in the atmosphere will also spread farther east into the Northern Plains and Midwest.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Thursday’s best performances spread the entire field, with six different men leading the six individual apparatus races.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of spread

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This incident highlights a systemic issue where millions in USDT have escaped freezes, as confirmed by multiple on-chain analytics firms like BitOK.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
In 2023 Flaco, a Eurasian Eagle Owl, escaped his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaped

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Data published by the CDC shows that more than half of the Covid deaths between 2020 and 2023 were among adults 75 and older, and hospitalization rates among seniors were consistently higher than in other age groups.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) published a longitudinal analysis tracking an enterprise-wide ambient AI rollout across 7,260 physicians over a 63-week period.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of published

Verb

The absurd rumor emerged after videos circulated of Usher’s performance, with social media claimers claiming the singer looked a little different than usual.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Aug. 2026
Some appeared to draw from materials Miller’s group has circulated online.

— Rose Evans August 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of circulated

Verb

In a scoreless game in the bottom of the seventh, Didier Fuentes came out of the Braves’ bullpen and worked around a two-out single to keep the game tied.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Counsell and head trainer Nick Frangella quickly came out to check on Gausman, who walked it off and threw a couple of test pitches before staying in.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of came out

Verb

Wilson grew up in Louisiana as the son of a sharecropper and ran away from home with just an elementary education.

— Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Stefanía Arteaga, the co-executive director of Carolina Migrant Network, said she’s heard from people who hid in the forest and ran away in fear during the arrests.

— Diamy Wang, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ran away

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