got in

VERB

infiltrate; find a way in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come enter show up

WEAK

alight appear arrive blow in embark gain ingress get inside include insert interpose land mount penetrate reach show turn up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart go leave

WEAK

get out

Example Sentences

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Then he got in another brawl, was imprisoned in Fort St. Angelo, escaped, and was formally expelled by the Order—the recorded language is “like a rotten and fetid limb.”

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Can you imagine the goals he would have got in that side with the opportunities they create?

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Ceesay got in some mitigating backstory for his otherwise despicable, cyborg-armed Yutani loyalist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

J&J got in early, paying biotech Pharmacyclics less than $1 billion for half of the profits.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The University of Arkansas wasn’t as far away as she would have liked, but it wasn’t Oklahoma, so when they offered her a full scholarship, she got in the truck and took off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith