Synonyms of got about

got about

verb

past tense of get about

as in spread

to become known

it got about that the company was having financial difficulties

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of got about

Schlossberg, who got about 10 percent of the vote, fled to his mother Caroline Kennedy’s house on Martha’s Vineyard for the summer to heal his wounds. — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

After testimony was complete, each side got about an hour to make their closing argument to the jury. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Cherry-Prime got about 46% of the vote, while Mack got about 40%. — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

Fujimori garnered just over 17% of the votes while Sánchez got about 12% in a crowded field of candidates in the first round of voting in April. — ABC News, 1 June 2026

Cavanagh got about $20 million worth of company stock in March, as per usual. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, part of DHS, got about $86 billion. — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026

The Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn home was first put on the market in October 2025 for $7,995,000, and was later reduced to $7,300,000 in January 2026, meaning the buyers got about $1 million off the original asking price. — Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

Bloomington got about a half-inch less. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026