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

Every day that the weather allows, Jose David Morales-Ortiz, 65, will hang around a dozen canvases on his fence and sit outside for hours, selling original paintings and other handmade trinkets to passersby. — Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Brittany Cartwright has become the center of the show without the albatross of Jax Taylor hanging around her neck. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026

That’s a little easier at the moment, given the influx of Hornets who’ve been hanging around the facility the last few days and throughout the summer. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Aug. 2026

He's all suited up in a bright blue waterproof jacket, holding in his small hands a pair of binoculars that hang around his neck. — Janet W. Lee, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026