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

Example Sentences

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