Synonyms of got out

got out

verb

past tense of get out

1

as in spread

to become known

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spread
• circulated
• came out
• got around
• got about
• got round
• leaked (out)
• broke
• unfolded
• revealed
• told
• developed
• outed
• disclosed
• transpired
• spilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• concealed
• hid
• hushed (up)
• disguised
• masked
• secreted

2

as in escaped

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation

tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• escaped
• fled
• flew
• ran away
• ran off
• left
• cleared out
• broke out (of)
• broke free
• absconded
• pulled out
• avoided
• moved
• walked out
• lost
• went
• lammed
• exited
• evaded
• took off
• departed
• shoved (off)
• shunned
• eluded
• sallied (forth)
• brought off
• quit
• rescued
• decamped
• eloped
• liberated
• released
• sprang
• extricated
• disentangled
• freed
• loosened
• redeemed
• enfranchised
• emancipated
• manumitted
• loosed
• unbound
• unfettered
• unchained
• uncaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remained
• hung around
• stayed
• lingered
• came back
• stuck around
• returned
• dwelled
• abided
• tarried

3

as in published

to produce and release for distribution in printed form

a romance novelist who got a new book out every year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• published
• printed
• issued
• put out
• came out with
• reprinted
• produced
• reissued
• contributed
• republished
• edited
• manufactured
• copublished
• marketed
• distributed
• syndicated
• serialized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• censored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of got out

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

The Jeep’s driver followed, and when the truck got stuck in traffic about three blocks later, the Jeep’s passenger got out and approached on foot. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 15 July 2026