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 pair hopped the fence, knocked on a barn door and were sitting in their car writing a note to ask permission to return to take photos when Metz pulled up behind them and got out of his truck. — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

The crew and the two witnesses said one of the three men got out with a dog and then moved aggressively towards the crew while shouting racial slurs targeted at the photographer. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Bungie quickly got out a few nerfs to items or bugs that were trivializing every boss encounter in the game, but if there is one outlier overpowered meta, that’s just going to stay. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Prosecutors said Espinosa and Esquibel arrived at Zaytsev’s home, where Espinosa got out of their vehicle, went to where Zaytsev was sitting in his vehicle and shot the CVS manager multiple times in the head. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

The Shinnecock record is 63, set by Tommy Fleetwood in the final round of the 2018 Open after the USGA soaked the course to make up for a third round that dried out and got out of control. — Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026

At one point, the shooter stopped, got out of his vehicle and fired rounds with a rifle at an officer who returned fire, according to the Midland Police Department. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

The inning got out of hand with left-hander Brent Suter on the mound. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 May 2026

Sale got out of the first three jams, however, and in the top of the fourth the Braves scored twice off Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026