Synonyms of hang around

hang around

verb

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remain
• stay
• wait
• stick around
• dwell
• hang on
• abide
• hold on
• tarry
• await
• linger
• loiter
• dawdle
• overstay
• outstay
• dally

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• get off
• pull out
• cut out
• walk out
• take off
• go off
• leave
• peel off
• move
• push off
• go
• clear out
• push on
• bail out
• shove (off)
• get out
• quit
• depart
• exit
• pike (out or off)
• bail
• run away
• pack (up or off)
• clear off
• escape
• bug out
• fly
• buzz (off)
• flee
• skip
• evacuate
• book
• abandon
• vacate
• vamoose
• forsake
• desert
• abscond
• scat
• scram
• decamp

Examples of hang around in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So, people were hanging around me, and Kevin and Derrick were my friends. —Mathias Döpfner, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2024

Into his life suddenly comes Roxanne, who was his high school girlfriend 25 years earlier but didn’t hang around, instead heading off to follow her dreams and leaving Mike behind. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024

But the French hung around, and the game ended on the final shot by Williams, the former Chicago Sky and Seattle Storm forward. —Susan Baek, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2024

While some call it a day way before their time is up, others hang around way too long and end up doing damage to their reputations. —Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Aug. 2024