got back

VERB

regain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recoup recover

WEAK

reclaim repossess retrieve salvage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lose

WEAK

depart go away leave miss pass

VERB

return

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come back come home revert

WEAK

arrive home reappear revisit turn back

Antonyms

WEAK

depart go away leave lose miss pass

Example Sentences

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“When I got back to New York, I had two stories in the same Sunday, and I was the talk of the town,” Reed told the Los Angeles Times in 2003.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

We got back to our babies, and as we started to spray, there they were: hornworms.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

The Rams made out like bandits when the Falcons struggled and the pick they got back turned out to land at No. 13.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"The defendant appeared agitated and worked up, and was remonstrating as he got back into his van," said Knight.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

I couldn’t see anything when I got back to the crows’ tree, not even a blur, and I felt pretty sad.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones