Definitions

get lost

VERB

bug off

Synonyms

WEAK

beat it buzz off cut out depart hit the road leave move out scram shove off split take a hike

VERB

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 bug out get away get going 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

push off

Synonyms

WEAK

beat it blow continue depart exit fare get away get off go go away hie journey keep going launch light out make progress pass proceed process pull out push on quit repair shove off start take off travel wend withdraw

VERB

push off/push on

Synonyms

WEAK

beat it continue depart exit fare get away go go away hie hit the road journey keep going launch light out make oneself scarce make progress pass proceed process pull out quit repair shove off start take off travel wend withdraw

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come

VERB

scram

Synonyms

STRONG

decamp depart disappear hightail scoot skedaddle vamoose

WEAK

beat it clear out go away make oneself scarce make tracks take off

Antonyms

STRONG

arrive stay

WEAK

dally wait

VERB

withdraw

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depart disengage drop out eliminate go leave pull back pull out quit retire retreat

STRONG

abjure blow book detach exit extract quail recede recoil secede shrink switch vacate

WEAK

absent oneself back out bail out bow out check out draw away draw back ease out exfiltrate fall back get away get off give ground give way keep aloof keep apart make oneself scarce phase out run along seclude oneself take a hike take away take leave take off take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin come continue engage enter join keep persevere stay

STRONG

arrive combine come in face meet unite

WEAK

advance allow permit remain

Example Sentences

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I can sometimes get lost in the what ifs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

"She was good at reminding me to look after myself too and not just get lost in the other person's needs."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

The problem, Adair said, is that evidence-based answers and solutions can get lost in the fervor.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026

Whether your escape is sports, entertainment, gossip, conspiracy theories or mass hallucination, you can get lost to the point where there is no tether to reality at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

And then maybe you will come upon the place you are looking for, if you do not get lost.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

get lost

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