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gotten out

VERB

escape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid break out go leave take off

WEAK

alight be off beat it begone bug off buzz off clear out decamp depart dodge duck egress evacuate evade exit extricate oneself flee fly free oneself hightail kite make tracks run away scram shirk shun skedaddle split take a hike vacate vamoose withdraw

Antonyms

STRONGEST

come stay

WEAK

capture grab seize

Example Sentences

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The post doesn’t specify the exact volumes that have gotten out, but says more than 200 commercial ships have transited the strait.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“This is genuine. I want to help kids and their families out in a space that has gotten out of hand in a hurry.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

By summer 2024, said Sarah, things had gotten out of control.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In its app, fall-alert notifications are on by default, but families can choose to get alerts when their loved one has entered or left a room, gotten out of bed or been to the shower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

They’d be halfway through New Jersey before the abolitionists had even gotten out of bed.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead