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get right

VERB
solve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify clear up deal with decide determine do explain figure out fix have iron out settle work out
STRONG
break construe crack decipher decode disentangle divine elucidate enlighten expound fathom get hit illuminate interpret lick puzzle reason unfold unlock unravel untangle work
WEAK
find out get to the bottom hit upon make a dent make out pan out put two and two together think out unriddle
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complicate confuse defer destroy hesitate miss neglect put off unsettle
STRONG
agree be vague fail hide lose mend misunderstand obscure tangle twist
WEAK
pose question search wonder

Example Sentences

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Nguyen said working with trans writers meant being able to laugh at typical tropes in storytelling and get right to work.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Let’s get right to the only question that matters: Did Duke get “Laettnered”?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

This “fragile decade” of preretirement years leading up to retirement and the first five years after you stop working are critical to get right.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

There are a million things that Scotland must get right, but it can all be narrowed down to physicality.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Mrs. Pritchard liked to get right to the point.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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