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

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

Lopez received a settlement check for approximately $11,500, according to Rahmani, while Diaz got about $10,000. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 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

Former Chief Deputy Rodney Collins took about 27% of the vote, and former Detention Officer Antwain Nance got about 8%. — Ryan Oehrli march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026