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 Gay had also developed an unwelcome habit of getting out in unfortunate ways, notably when he was twice ‘strangled’ down the leg-side and, at Lord’s, attracted a grubber from Mohammad Abbas that smashed into his shin and trapped him palpably LBW. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 Billy Ray is getting out ahead of the story, and framing the name change as a reflection of Miley’s place in the pop firmament. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 Not long afterward, two dozen Border Patrol agents descended on Roosevelt High School as class was getting out, prompting a confrontation in which the agents deployed pepper spray and arrested four people, including a teacher. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The families walking down the sidewalks look happy, and the kids getting out of school are laughing and talking. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 The options are almost endless for getting out into the splendid scenery. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Eventually, getting out required a helicopter landing on a rooftop. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 But the gang endured, and after getting out of prison in 2014, Romo seized control of Blythe Street. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Oil is getting out of the strait – but the number is closer to 4 million barrels per day, according to JPMorgan. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The bumper is designed to break up any incoming debris particles, spreading the impact energy over a larger area of the wall.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026
The attack can also hit both Android and iOS WeChat accounts, spreading itself through phone calls on the app.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of spreading

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The Americans fell to second after narrowly escaping Italy with a 55-52 victory, their lowest-scoring World Cup performance since the introduction of the 3-point line in 1984.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
There are also Greek visitors escaping the city for a long weekend or visiting family.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

D4vd's principal recording and entertainment company and his music-publishing company are also named in the suit.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2026
To hear editor-in-chief Mickey (Jake Lacy) tell it, publishing a literary magazine isn’t just a matter of writing, editing, designing art, selling ad space.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of publishing

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Step Back Kenya has long been a refuge for people fleeing conflicts in neighboring countries, from Somalia and Sudan in the early 1990s to South Sudan, Burundi and the DR Congo.

— Vivianne Wandera, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Masson credited the town’s surveillance cameras with capturing the fleeing pair abandoning at least one of the paintings and the city’s police force with a quick response.

— News Desk, Artforum, 8 Sep. 2026

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This is where Pau Tiu, 32, has spent the week designing and printing posters, in support of rising Filipino tennis star Alex Eala.

— Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
That shift, from manufacturing static objects to manufacturing objects capable of adapting, could ultimately make 4D printing one of the more interesting directions in the evolution of additive manufacturing.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of printing

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But there is no question there’s going to be accountability for the corruption, for the excess, for the abuse of power that has existed coming out of this White House.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Aaron Donald, one of the fiercest pass rushers in NFL history, is coming out of retirement to rejoin the Rams in hopes of winning another Super Bowl title.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming out

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And with the Brewers already a lock for the postseason and running away with the top overall seed, it's given rise to questions about the most advisable course of action for the 24-year-old.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Security camera footage shows the shocking moment flood water crashes through the Nepal-China border area, with people seen running away as the water appears to wipe out everything in its path.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026