GOT OUT Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

got out

verb

past tense of get out

as in spread

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

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as in escaped

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 published

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 got out Soon afterward, the Ohio State Highway Patrol says the 20-year-old got out of his Toyota Avalon on the shoulder of Interstate 70 and stepped into westbound lanes of traffic. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 Adames also committed an error on a routine grounder in the bottom of the seventh that could’ve spelled disaster, but Houser got out of the inning unscathed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Multiple suspects got out of the Honda and opened fire, police said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Officer Matt Pesta said the boy got out of the vehicle, leaving the relative in and his sister behind. — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Court records show Reynoso parked a short distance away, got out of his vehicle, took cover behind a sign and fired at Negroni Feliciano, striking him in the head and killing him. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 Tawa tacked on a sac fly and Vargas doubled to drive in two before San Diego got out of the inning. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Lopez and multiple bullpen arms got out of tough jams to limit the Red Sox 16 baserunners across the first nine innings to just two runs, only one earned. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Harris then got out of the car and pinned Hicks down by the arms, the defense’s filing states. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

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Verb

The squadron has 196 workers spread across five geographically separate units.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
The seed can be spread using a walk-behind or hand-cranked spreader.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

In the mechanical maintenance shop, five employees and the foreman escaped, but two were killed from exposure to the chemical, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
Simpson escaped pressure and rolled out to his left before firing a pass to diving receiver Brennan Presley for a touchdown.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of escaped

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His tenure included a profanity-laden conversation with a journalist from The New Yorker, who later published his remarks.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The third novel in the series, ‘Save Us’, published by LYX, serves as the basis for Season 3 of the German-language series.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of published

Verb

In its wars with the Soviet Union, Finland lost around 11% of its territory, and more than 400,000 people, around 12% of the population, fled their homes from an area that is now in western Russia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Finland fought several wars with the Soviet Union In its wars with the Soviet Union, Finland lost around 11% of its territory, and more than 400,000 people, around 12% of the population, fled their homes from an area that is now in western Russia.

— Emma Burrows, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of fled

Verb

Well, a new survey came out finding that in the past year more than half of Gen Z respondents have put money intended for investing in sports gambling.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Wyatt came out strong with two touchdowns, including a score by Markavion Toombs, taking an early 14-0 lead.

— Jaxin Harkless, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of came out

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In the season one finale, Ellen and Brian ran away together after Ellen learned that her brother, Colum (Séamus McLean Ross), had broken his promise and tried to have Brian killed.

— Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
The suspect ran away but was taken into custody hours later, Wells said.

— Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ran away

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