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get back to

VERB
answer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge argue claim defend deny explain plead resolve respond return say solve
STRONG
comeback contest counterclaim disprove dispute echo feedback parry rebut refute rejoin remark retaliate retort sass settle squelch top
WEAK
answer back back at you back-talk be in touch field the question get back at give a snappy comeback shoot back talk back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree ask deny ignore leave question renounce request wonder
STRONG
allow prove
VERB
call
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contact phone telephone
STRONG
beep blast bleep buzz ring
Antonyms
WEAK
ignore receive refrain
VERB
phone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call up contact dial
STRONG
buzz call ring
WEAK
get on the horn get on the line get someone on the horn give a call give a jingle give a ring make a call pick up put a call through ring up touch base with
VERB
reply
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge answer come back counter react respond retort
STRONG
echo feedback reciprocate rejoin retaliate return riposte squelch top
WEAK
RSVP be in touch field the question shoot back write back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
question request
VERB
respond
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledge answer behave come back counter react reply return
STRONG
reciprocate rejoin retort
WEAK
act in response answer back be in touch with come back at come in feedback feel for field the question get in touch talk back
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ask depart leave question request
VERB
telephone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call up contact dial phone
STRONG
buzz call ring
WEAK
get on the horn get on the line give a call give a jingle give a ring make a call pick up put a call through ring up touch base with

Example Sentences

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And, I think that was the first protocol to start with, was just to get back to normal.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

But listen, this interview isn’t about me, it’s about Bob Odenkirk, so let’s get back to that.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

He wanted to get back to his family in Virginia.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In a last-ditch effort to get back to Duke, Bior obtained a special refugee passport, issued by Uganda, that he hopes will allow him to bypass the South Sudan visa ban.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“I will never get back to England in time. It is impossible!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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