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 Hartford has battled injuries to many of its key players but treaded water at 5-9-5 (W-D-L) and hung around the playoff line. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hung around

Verb

At least 211 people were rescued from an Indonesian ferry that caught fire last month in rough seas near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, while one person was found dead and four others remained missing.

— IMAN SATRIA, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Despite those difficulties, Fiesta Hispana remained free and continued its support of educational opportunities for high school and college students and nonprofit organizations.

— J.M. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of remained

Verb

Kyl stayed for less than four months before rejoining lobbying firm Covington and Burling.

— JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Aardman continues to use stop-motion technology to tell the stories of its beloved characters, and while Walker says many aspects of the studio’s pipeline have stayed the same, some technology has evolved.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stayed

Verb

But in recent weeks, hundreds, if not thousands, of immigrants — babies, children and elderly adults included — have waited for hours outside its doors to attend routine hearings.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Earlier that month, Greg Rogers, chief fiscal officer for the Education Department, said the department waited before requesting additional funds to determine how many students would actually use the accounts they were approved to receive.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of waited

Verb

With Michigan stealing a 13-12 win over the Broncos in dramatic fashion, the fans who stuck around in The Big House stormed the field to celebrate.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Much of the crowd stuck around to see what could wind up being the 46-year-old's final Grand Slam singles match, a loss to Sofia Kenin, but the timing itself was a challenge.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026