Synonyms of sticking around

sticking around 1 of 2

adjective

as in holding up

Related Words

• holding up
• keeping up
• staying
• holding on
• running on
• lasting
• enduring
• abiding
• persisting
• carrying through
• surviving
• residual
• continuing
• tarrying
• perduring
• biding
• prevailing
• lingering
• remaining
• leftover

Dissimilar Words

• dying (down)
• letting up
• waning
• winding up
• subsiding
• moderating
• ebbing
• abating
• ending
• dying
• passing
• concluding
• finishing
• closing
• stopping
• terminating
• ceasing
• lapsing
• leaving off
• quitting
• expiring
• discontinuing
• desisting

sticking around

2 of 2

verb

present participle of stick around

as in remaining

to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time

we stuck around afterwards to help clean up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remaining
• hanging around
• waiting
• staying
• hanging on
• dwelling
• holding on
• abiding
• tarrying
• awaiting
• lingering
• loitering
• dawdling
• overstaying
• dallying
• outstaying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pulling out
• taking off
• cutting out
• walking out
• getting off
• going off
• buzzing (off)
• shoving (off)
• peeling off
• packing (up or off)
• pushing on
• clearing out
• pushing off
• bailing out
• moving
• leaving
• clearing off
• going
• running away
• getting out
• departing
• exiting
• bugging out
• bailing
• quitting
• flying
• piking (out or off)
• escaping
• fleeing
• skipping
• evacuating
• vamoosing
• absconding
• booking
• abandoning
• vacating
• deserting
• forsaking
• scramming
• decamping
• scatting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sticking around

Verb

Getting younger, stylistically, has been crucial to The Daily Show sticking around. — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026

Some of Cadillac Heights’ longtime residents aren’t sticking around to find out whether things will improve. — Jena Brooker, ProPublica, 6 July 2026

The under-the-radar member of the Florida Panthers’ core is sticking around. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

However, the luxury tax’s second apron would seem to be preventing that from happening, even if Robinson himself seems interested in sticking around. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

That’s because the trough of low-pressure air in the upper atmosphere that brought us cooler temps will be sticking around through at least the start of July, with a potential for more of these mild temps to stick around just a bit longer. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026

Similarities to the Chiefs Kendall Kuxhouse had a couple of friends from the Netherlands in town for the festivities, sticking around a half-mile away from the second bus. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026

Rain chances remain in place on Friday with mostly rain rolling in and sticking around into Saturday morning. — Ron Smiley, CBS News, 24 June 2026

Similarly, Graves isn’t going to be pogo-sticking around to finish many alley-oops. — Eric Koreen, New York Times, 24 June 2026