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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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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

Brent Donnelly, president of Spectra Markets, said in commentary shared with clients and MarketWatch that word had gotten out that the Federal Reserve had called up major currency dealers and asked for dollar-yen rate checks.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 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

Maudie, who lived a less complicated life, had had fewer sins to confess and had gotten out sooner.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith