GETTING OUT Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

getting out

verb

present participle of get out

as in spreading

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

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as in escaping

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 publishing

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 getting out According to Balduchi, Ratkovich and his son were injured in the crash, and Ratkovich instructed his son to call police before getting out to exchange information with the other driver. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 For many actors, getting into character isn’t as big of a problem as getting out of one. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 July 2026 Most of the first episode gives us Lucky on the run, getting out of the hotel and out of Vegas, and across the tops of a field of big rigs. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 There’s a big difference between selecting a film to stream from your bed and getting out of the house, going to a store and talking about movies with a clerk and fellow film enthusiasts. — Rotem Rozental, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Without daylight filtering into the room, getting out of bed suddenly felt much harder than usual. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 The reason for that may be due to money just moving from one part of the stock market to another, rather than investors getting out entirely. — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 7 July 2026 Use your self-cleaning setting regularly to prevent messes from stacking up and getting out of control. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 Cendejas said Wahab needs to focus her time on getting out to voters in the district while the state Legislature is in recess between July and August. — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting out

Verb

Swells generated by Bertha will continue spreading westward along the northern Gulf Coast during the next few days.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
But since the team first rolled out the tactic in early July, the idea may be spreading.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of spreading

Verb

Seal air leaks and improve insulation to stop conditioned air from escaping your home.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Another notable trend in technical textiles is the goal of escaping petrochemical dependency through green chemistry, bio-fabrication and circular textile systems.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

Anthropic’s statement mentioned that its decision to conduct this review was triggered by OpenAI’s disclosure and commended its rival for publishing the report.

— Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Given a rising number of publishing misconduct allegations, IEEE in 2022 created the Publishing Ethics Team as a centralized department to assist in handling claims.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Definition of publishing

Verb

The date circulating is September 25, 2026, with early access opening September 18 for Ultimate Edition buyers and EA Play subscribers.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
There's no cure for the species of Ebola circulating, and some locals have attacked health workers, suspicious of their motives.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 July 2026

Definition of circulating

Verb

Another relative, Lolo Villalobos, was the longtime mayor of Guanabacoa, Cuba, before fleeing the country after Fidel Castro took power.

— Austin Horn July 30, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Thousands of Ukrainians who arrived in the United States after fleeing the war expected to be away from home only briefly.

— Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of fleeing

Verb

Another challenge came from the nature of 3D printing itself.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
He’s pivoted nicely from relying on Aemond and Vhagar to a plan that involves sowing chaos and propping up a challenger by, among other things, printing new money with the challenger’s face on it.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of printing

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Probably off filming one of her gazillion movies coming out this year.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
On top of that, the carrier’s earnings are still hamstrung from its $35 billion debt load though American has slashed that from around a $54 billion peak coming out of the pandemic, with balance sheet improvement a major priority.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 19 July 2026