GETTING OUT Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

getting out

verb

present participle of get out

as in spreading

to become known news of the rock star's secret wedding got out to the news media

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as in escaping

to get free from a dangerous or confining situation tried but couldn't get out of the old well without assistance

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as in publishing

to produce and release for distribution in printed form a romance novelist who got a new book out every year

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Recent Examples of getting out Billy Ray is getting out ahead of the story, and framing the name change as a reflection of Miley’s place in the pop firmament. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026 Not long afterward, two dozen Border Patrol agents descended on Roosevelt High School as class was getting out, prompting a confrontation in which the agents deployed pepper spray and arrested four people, including a teacher. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The families walking down the sidewalks look happy, and the kids getting out of school are laughing and talking. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026 The options are almost endless for getting out into the splendid scenery. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Eventually, getting out required a helicopter landing on a rooftop. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026 But the gang endured, and after getting out of prison in 2014, Romo seized control of Blythe Street. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Oil is getting out of the strait – but the number is closer to 4 million barrels per day, according to JPMorgan. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 There’s a big difference between selecting a film to stream from your bed and getting out of the house, going to a store and talking about movies with a clerk and fellow film enthusiasts. — Rotem Rozental, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting out

Verb

The resumption of classes comes in the middle of a ravaging disease outbreak that is spreading rapidly.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Don’t be alarmed, but George Michael fever — which is the incessant urge to listen to the music British singer-songwriter George Michael — has been spreading for the past couple of years.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of spreading

Verb

The film, which will include stop-motion animation and live-action sequences, is an adaptation of Shane Jones’ cult novel exploring the tension between escaping war through imagination and confronting its reality.

— Alexandra Patterson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
The tiny, colorful birds will spend winter in Mexico and Central America, escaping the cold and snow in Michigan, before returning in spring 2027.

— Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of escaping

Verb

Across culture, from publishing to cinema to fashion, what is unfamiliar is softened, delayed, or excluded.

— Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
Essayli said Southworth is accused of also targeting the family of the President’s personal attorney by publishing their home address and phone numbers and leaving threatening voicemails.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of publishing

Verb

Videos circulating online show crowds lining the narrow streets of Oia to pose in front of the Greek island's famous blue-domed churches — with some visitors lining up early in the morning for their turn.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
In the last few days, children had watched ICE through school bus windows — a video was circulating of kids filming from inside of a bus, shocked by the number of vehicles blocking the road.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of circulating

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Survivors find shelter in Kathmandu Some flood survivors are fleeing the devastation to seek shelter in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
In past months, he has been charged with second-degree kidnapping, fleeing elude police, firearm charges and assault charges.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of fleeing

Verb

That shift, from manufacturing static objects to manufacturing objects capable of adapting, could ultimately make 4D printing one of the more interesting directions in the evolution of additive manufacturing.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
There are also features such as scanning, copying, and two-sided auto printing that give the printer more functionality outside of just printing.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of printing

Verb

For the first time in several years, local Democrats don’t fear the backlash of coming out as a Democrat in a solidly red county, said John Barry, the chair of the Jack County Democratic Party.

— Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
Fifth-round selection Jaden Dugger is still a raw product coming out of Louisiana, but the 6-foot-4, 240-pound linebacker is getting opportunities in practice to try his hand at a variety of spots.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming out

Verb

Security camera footage shows the shocking moment flood water crashes through the Nepal-China border area, with people seen running away as the water appears to wipe out everything in its path.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
After nine consecutive losses against the Minnesota Lynx, the Valkyries finally broke through on Monday night in Minneapolis, setting the tone early and running away with the game late in the fourth quarter en route to a 80-66 win.

— Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026