HANG (AROUND) Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

hang around

verb

Definition of hang around

as in to remain

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him

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Recent Examples of hang around Maybe Sydney Colson or Aari McDonald will hang around Indiana long enough to sign at the end of the season when the team has enough cap space and then become the backup point guard for the playoffs. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Would the scary girls with fairy wings still be hanging around a trust-fund junkie with a tank of nitrous? — Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 Both of the youngsters fledged, or took their first flight from the nest, but are still hanging around their natal digs, enjoying parental food deliveries and protection from intruders. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026 Coming from Essex, England, there aren’t too many talent scouts or film and TV power-brokers hanging around. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang around

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Verb

Hot spots still burned within a 420-square-kilometer (162-square-mile) scar, thousands remained unable to return home, and nearly 3,000 firefighters were deployed against the Gironde megafire and a second blaze in Provence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
This is a long-term problem the agency is working on, but remains unresolved.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of remain

Verb

That’s because even if the tiniest sliver of the sun remains visible, the landscape stays surprisingly bright, the sky never falls into twilight, and the sun’s spectacular corona remains hidden.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
And that rate stayed above 1 out of every 1,000 for the next two seasons, CDC data shows.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of stay

Verb

Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Attending immigration court in Harlingen, Texas, on days where there are mega master hearings can mean waiting outside in the hot, crowded entrance for over an hour until the lobby can accommodate the next wave of people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of wait

Verb

In business, as in sport, the most successful teams are the ones that are ‘sticky’, where the best players thrive and therefore want to stick around.

— David Morel, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
For something heartier, The Pit Bar & Grill serves a broad menu of burgers, sandwiches, steaks, seafood, and comfort-food staples in a casual, come-as-you-are setting, with a full bar for those looking to stick around awhile.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026