get to the top

VERB

hack it

Synonyms

WEAK

accomplish avail be successful bring home the bacon carry off come out on top come through cut it cut the mustard deliver the goods hit the mark make a go of it make it make the cut make the grade prevail pull it off score win

VERB

succeed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve benefit flourish gain get overcome prevail prosper realize thrive triumph win

STRONG

acquire arrive avail conquer distance earn fulfill hit obtain outdistance outwit possess profit reap receive recover retrieve score secure surmount vanquish work worst

WEAK

be successful carry off come off do all right do the trick grow famous make a fortune make good make it make out pull off turn out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit give in hinder languish lose miss pass surrender yield

STRONG

give give up offer relinquish

WEAK

precede

Example Sentences

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"He'll come back, he'll take over, we finally get to the top four," says Bryan.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

As Nvidia pushes to sell its artificial-intelligence chips in China again, a homegrown rival’s successful public market debut is signaling that the country is aiming to get to the top on its own.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

Hollywood often depicts the office as a shark tank, with ruthless colleagues stabbing backs, stepping over others or selling their souls to get to the top.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

"The best way to help us to get to the top in a few years is the Champions League, not the cup," he said.

From BBC • May 20, 2025

Luckily, there was even one of those small ladders-on-wheels they use in some libraries to get to the top shelves.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

get to the top

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