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Definitions

bug out

VERB
bulge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloat protrude swell
STRONG
bag balloon beetle billow dilate distend enlarge expand extrude jut overhang poke out protuberate
WEAK
pop out puff out stand out stick out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
shrink tighten
STRONG
abridge compress contract lessen lower reduce
WEAK
cave in depress
VERB
crack
Synonyms
STRONGEST
break down collapse flip
STRONG
succumb yield
WEAK
become deranged become insane blow one's mind blow up give way go bonkers go crazy go to pieces lose it
Antonyms
WEAK
be calm
VERB
go
Synonyms
STRONGEST
flee fly leave move pass progress retire travel
STRONG
abscond approach cruise decamp depart escape exit fare hie hightail journey lam mosey near quit repair split vamoose wend withdraw
WEAK
beat it get away get going get lost get off hit the road light out make a break for it make for make one's way move out pull out push off push on run along run away set off shove off skip out take a hike take a powder take flight take leave take off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
remain stay stop
STRONG
arrive wait
VERB
protuberate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bulge bulge out
STRONG
bag balloon beetle belly bilge billow bloat dilate distend enlarge expand extrude jut jut out overhang poke out pouch project protrude swell
WEAK
pop out puff out stand out stick out
Antonyms
STRONG
abridge cave in compress contract deflate lessen lower reduce shrink tighten

Example Sentences

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And yet, this phenomenon still makes jaws drop and eyes bug out of heads.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

“We had everything staged and packed at the door so if we had to bug out we could do so quickly, but we just stuck it out.”

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2020

I had the camera app bug out a few times, but generally it's been fast and stable.

From The Verge • Aug. 18, 2017

The numbers are so outlandish that even when you smush games together, your eyes bug out.

From Washington Post • Jun. 27, 2017

And her mom's eyes bug out, and she steps back and gasps, and she doesn't know what to do.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.