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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
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 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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According to Port Vale's official website,, external Spurs boss Terry Venables took one look at the pitch and told star midfielder Ossie Ardiles that he would "get lost in the mud".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"Pure rumba is starting to get lost," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Now, I often walk into my upstairs sewing room—my woman cave, far from Steve’s basement workshop—and get lost in it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The listing adds, “Settle beside the living room fireplace with a good book or simply get lost in the mesmerizing view. The dining room opens onto an expansive outdoor space, ideal for entertaining.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Cat put the token deep in her pocket so it wouldn’t get lost.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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