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hang around

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hang around

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 of hang around

abide, dwell, remain, stay, stick around, tarry

Words Related to hang around

await, hang on, hold on, wait

dally, dawdle, linger, loiter

outstay, overstay

Near Antonyms of hang around

abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, run away, scat, scram, skip

abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

Antonyms of hang around

bail, bail out, bug out, buzz (off), clear out, cut out, depart, exit, get off, go, go off, leave, move, pack (up or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, shove (off), take off, vamoose, walk out

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