Definitions

get

[get] / gɛt /

VERB

come into possession of; achieve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring draw earn gain grab have land make obtain pick up pull realize receive score take win

STRONG

access accomplish acquire annex attain bag capture clear compass cop educe effect elicit evoke extort extract fetch glean hustle inherit net parlay procure reap secure snag snowball wangle

WEAK

bring in build up buy into buy off buy out cash in on chalk up clean up come by get hands on lock up make a buy make a killing rack up snap up succeed to

Antonyms

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avoid drop forfeit give lose offer refuse reject release throw away

STRONG

abandon free give up let go push away relinquish surrender

WEAK

leave miss pass yield

VERB

fall victim to, as a diseases

Synonyms

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catch

STRONG

contract sicken succumb

WEAK

be afflicted with be given be smitten by become infected with come down with get sick

Antonyms

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be immune give

VERB

seize

Synonyms

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catch grab take

STRONG

apprehend arrest bag capture collar defeat nab nail occupy overcome overpower secure trap

WEAK

lay hold of lay one's hands on

Antonyms

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let go lose release

STRONG

give up liberate surrender yield

WEAK

fail leave miss unfasten

VERB

come to be

Synonyms

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become go grow realize run turn

STRONG

achieve attain effect wax

WEAK

come over develop into

Antonyms

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halt stop

STRONG

fail

VERB

understand

Synonyms

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catch follow gain hear know learn look at pick up receive see

STRONG

acquire comprehend fathom memorize notice perceive

WEAK

catch on to figure out get into one's head take in work out

Antonyms

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miss misunderstand

STRONG

misinterpret

WEAK

misconstrue

VERB

arrive

Synonyms

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advance come come to land reach show

STRONG

converge

WEAK

blow in draw near make it show up turn up

Antonyms

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depart go leave recede retreat

VERB

contact for communication

Synonyms

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reach

WEAK

get in touch

VERB

arrange, manage desired goal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

make order

STRONG

adjust contrive dispose dress fit fix prepare ready straighten succeed wangle

WEAK

make up

Antonyms

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disallow prevent

STRONG

destroy disarrange disorder disorganize

WEAK

discourage dissuade fail give in mismanage

VERB

convince, induce

Synonyms

STRONG

coax compel draw influence persuade press pressure prevail upon prompt provoke sway urge

WEAK

argue into beg bring around talk into wheedle win over

Antonyms

STRONG

discourage dissuade halt hinder prevent stop

VERB

have an effect on

Synonyms

STRONG

affect amuse arouse bend bias carry away dispose entertain excite gratify impress influence inspire move predispose prompt satisfy stimulate stir sway touch

WEAK

stir up strike

VERB

produce offspring

Synonyms

STRONGEST

produce

STRONG

beget breed generate procreate propagate sire

Antonyms

STRONG

destroy kill

WEAK

fail

VERB

irritate, upset

Synonyms

STRONG

aggravate annoy bother bug exasperate gall irk nettle peeve pique provoke rile try vex

WEAK

burn get someone's goat put out rub the wrong way

Antonyms

STRONG

appease delight make happy mollify please soothe

WEAK

calm

VERB

confuse

Synonyms

STRONG

baffle beat bewilder buffalo confound discomfit disconcert distress disturb mystify nonplus perplex perturb puzzle stick stump upset

Antonyms

STRONG

calm clarify clear up comfort enlighten explain explicate please soothe

Example Sentences

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L.A. has consistently struggled to get locals back into downtown in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

Getting bodies in the room is also valuable as the hearings sometimes get rowdy.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

But confidence is a valuable thing, no matter how you get it.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

“Everybody’s trying to get it. It’s kind of like when it was Covid and you couldn’t get toilet paper. It’s similar.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

I elbow Rue and try to get her to help me melt some of the ice from Zora’s tone.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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