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 But when October rolls around again, do sophomores, juniors, and seniors really want their parents hanging around for the weekend? — Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 This time the shark is hanging around for a month in familiar waters. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 For the cocoon to hang around for shockwaves to strike, mass transfer has to occur just a few thousand years before the final explosive death throes of one of the binary stars. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 July 2026 Many birds hang around under bird feeders looking for a free meal. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hang around

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hang around

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

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
Budapest has marvelous music and museums, and plenty to see and do, and this is a splendid—and central—place to stay to start exploring.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 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

Heat may stick around Heat might persist into the last week of July.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
The drop-off was modest compared with France’s, suggesting British viewers were a little more willing to stick around once their own team had exited.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 20 July 2026