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 game got out of reach in that period, with the Nets eventually cruising to a 145-111 road win over the Pelicans at Smoothie King Center. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

In the wake of 2024, with this sense of total defeat, a few people just got out there, and AOC was one of them. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 12 Nov. 2026

Dickens pere got out only because his mother died and left him enough money to pay his debt. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

After Cambodia's crackdown, workers who had money to buy a plane ticket home got out quickly. — ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026

Someone got out of the front passenger seat of the car, walked around the back of the vehicle, pulled a gun out of the pocket of his hoodie, and fired four shots into the front driver's side window. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Igoe said the suspect vehicle then stopped on Fulton Avenue, where the suspect got out and started pacing back and forth with a knife in his hand in front of his vehicle. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Her mother-in-law got out of the car and walked in front of the group, directing traffic through the haze. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026

When the Nissan's occupants stopped to check on him, Tanaka allegedly got out of his vehicle with a handgun and fired at least one round into the car's windshield. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026