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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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To some, the pessimism surrounding Microsoft’s stock has gotten out of control.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

But Disney’s executive bench had thinned through a series of high-level departures and the company’s expenditures had gotten out of control.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

She should have gotten out of the car.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026

Harvard could have gotten out unscathed—or even with a small gain—if the school had sold its holdings in early October, before prices dropped.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The weatherman says, “Katrina is headed directly for New Orleans. If you haven’t gotten out, buckle down. It’s going to be a wild ride. Perhaps devastating.”

From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes