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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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It’s going to take some time to get back to the lower part of the 6% range, Jones said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

On a recent trip to Denver, one of Dubuque’s trucks had to consider returning empty, as the going rate barely covered gas to get back to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"It will still take a period of months to get back to where supply needs to be given the disruption to the refining capacity in the Middle East," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“Even if we get back to normal transit, some of that five million barrels a day of refined materials sourced from the Gulf will be lost for months, possibly even longer,” Mills said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

It’s stressful, and exhausting, and then no one can get back to sleep and you’re all stressed-out zombies the next day.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell