Definitions

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

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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“But the bigger plan is — we understand we’re not a contender. We’re competitive. How are we going to get back to contention?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Otherwise, if a request or message isn’t urgent, then it’s usually OK to take a couple of hours to get back to someone.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

“I want to get back to Venezuela in these agonizing hours,” Machado said in the video she published.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

And of course, it’ll take quite some time to get back to any kind of a normal flow and make up for all of those reserves.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Mutti and I were trying to help him up, doing all we could to persuade him that we had to get back to the shelter.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

get back to

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