GET OUT Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

get out

verb

Definition of get out

as in to spread

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

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as in to escape

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 to publish

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 get out In some places, injuries are piling up and threatening to derail teams before the season gets out of its first month. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Garcia confirmed that the vehicle’s driver and a passenger got out and ran off without calling for help or rendering any aid to the pedestrians. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 That was the hardest part for me, getting out those science terms or choreographing movement with blocking. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026 This is one of my main priorities to get out of and move the city forward. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get out

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Autumn marks the beginning of the annual flu season, when more people begin to congregate indoors and viruses spread faster.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
The predominant suites—all of which have generous outdoor space—are spread across four buildings whose Indonesian names translate to mountain, hill, plateau and valley.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

This comes after companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and Google disclosed recent incidents in which their AI models escaped their sandboxes and attempted to hack other companies and access their computer systems.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The incidents range in scope from agents escaping their sandboxes and gaining access to the internet to agents deleting conversations so humans can't monitor their activity, Mills said.

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of escape

Verb

Reading the manifesto after it was published in the press, Ted’s brother and sister-in-law recognized his writing style.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The capstone pathway is based on a curriculum published by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and includes three tests in two years.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of publish

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Once clothes are spread out with enough room for air to circulate, a fan can keep air moving and a dehumidifier can be useful in high-humidity homes.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
Some raised the possibility that this was an act of racial violence, reacting to images circulating online of Wells and a crew of white friends.

— Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of circulate

Verb

After war broke out over religious and political differences in 1642, people had to flee when their villages became war zones, while other places were filled with desperate refugees.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The driver fled north on Highway 113 and crossed back into Sutter County.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of flee

Verb

Aaron Turpen / New Atlas For those in the back seat, well, there’s no getting around the tininess of the EX30.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Two weeks after its short run ended, word got around, and Jaques received an out-of-the blue call from Sky’s then managing director of content (and later CEO of Sky Studios) Gary Davey, inviting him in for a chat.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of get around

Verb

Iran has said the bombers flying from the base have been used for strikes beyond the original remit and indicated that a base used to attack its territory is a legitimate target.

— Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
In 2025, a playoff game in Baltimore between the Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers was paused due to a drone flying overhead.

— Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

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