HUNG (AROUND) Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

hung around

verb

past tense of hang around

as in remained

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 hung around But that system still hung around for 16 years, until the dawn of the four-team College Football Playoff in 2014. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Even some coaches and support staff hung around briefly. — Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 These curious but cautious forest mammals showed up every night at Secret Spring and often seemed to pose for pictures as the remote camera continued taking images as long these furry visitors hung around. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026 And the early foul trouble in Game 2 created shades of Games 2 and 3 against the Hawks, where Atlanta hung around just long enough to pull away with one-point victories to take a 2-1 series lead before the Knicks outscored them by nearly 100 points over their final three games. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026 After one training session, Mura and five or six of his U20 teammates hung around and volunteered to line up as a wall for Messi, who was practicing free kicks. — Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026 Hassan Campbell, who had hung around Zulu Nation, and had seen Bambaataa as a father figure, followed with his own allegations, as did others. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Turner recommends reflective tape or holographic deterrents hung around garden perimeters. — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 16 Apr. 2026 Mainly behind Harper and Scheierman, Boston’s reserves hung around early, falling behind by double digits midway into the second quarter and then rallying behind a 3-point shooting barrage (9 of 16) in the third quarter to outscore the Magic 42-20 in the period and open a 94-81 lead. — ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung around

Verb

Stokesberry said the skies have remained free of uncrewed aircraft since Monday, which has allowed fire crews to attack from above and below.

— Morgan Chesky, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
By age 85, only 7% of the adults with three risk factors remained dementia-free, compared with 35% of those with no risk factors.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of remained

Verb

In 2017, Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun declined to renew with SM Entertainment while the other five members stayed, with SM issuing a statement that group activities would continue regardless.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
When the Eaton fire roared through the area, Gwendolyn Mathers, Tail Town’s executive director, and a group of volunteers evacuated the cats, who stayed at volunteers’ and foster cat parents’ homes for two weeks.

— Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of stayed

Verb

Workers have registered their numbers to get paid through mobile money transactions, signed attendance sheets and waited for payment notifications, but only some were eventually paid.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The three sat inside their cars, out of the hot August gloom, and waited.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

Moraz moved on to the Moody Blues in 1978 and stuck around until 1991, when his acrimonious departure led to a legal battle with his former bandmates that played out on Court TV.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 July 2026
Popov’s friends eventually left but Popov stuck around and continued taunting Sibley and his friends.

— Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026