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obtaining

ADJECTIVE
dominant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assertive commanding effective leading main powerful predominant preeminent prevailing prevalent principal
STRONG
ascendant chief demonstrative first governing imperative ruling sovereign
WEAK
authoritative bossy despotic domineering foremost imperious outweighing overbalancing overbearing overweighing paramount predominate preponderant presiding regnant reigning supreme surpassing transcendent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
auxiliary extra impotent incapable ineffective inferior minor secondary subordinate trivial unimportant weak
STRONG
inessential submissive unnecessary
WEAK
humble modest reserved retiring unaggressive unassuming uncontrolling
ADJECTIVE
occupying
Synonyms
STRONG
commanding controlling covering holding maintaining owning permeating pervading placed possessing posted remaining residing resting sitting situated staying tenanting
WEAK
assigned to living in settled on taking up
Antonyms
WEAK
gone leaving removing
ADJECTIVE
realizing
Synonyms
STRONG
acquiring clearing gaining getting inheriting making netting receiving
WEAK
taking in
NOUN
acceptance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acknowledgment admission approval compliance consent cooperation recognition
STRONG
acquiring assent getting go ahead nod okay permission receipt reception undertaking yes
WEAK
accepting gaining green light receiving securing taking on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial disagreement disapproval dissension opposition refusal
STRONG
veto
WEAK
disbelief dissent
NOUN
attainment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fulfillment realization
STRONG
acquirement acquisition arrival completion feat finish getting procurement reaching winning
WEAK
arete gaining reaping securing succeeding
Antonyms
WEAK
failure forfeit loss miss surrender
NOUN
buying
Synonyms
STRONGEST
shopping transaction
STRONG
acquiring getting ordering procuring
Antonyms
WEAK
selling
NOUN
capture
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abduction apprehension arrest confiscation imprisonment occupation seizure taking
STRONG
acquirement acquisition appropriating appropriation bag bust catch collar commandeering drop ensnaring fall gaining grab grasping hook nab nail pinch pull securing seizing snatching sweep trapping trip winning
WEAK
hit the jackpot knock off laying hold of pick up run-in taking captive taking into custody
Antonyms
STRONGEST
letting go release
STRONG
rise
WEAK
freeing
NOUN
collection
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assemblage assortment compilation lot number selection set store
STRONG
acquiring acquisition agglomeration anthology assembling assembly batch caboodle clump cluster collation combination company congeries congregation convocation crowd cumulation digest gathering heap hoard kit levy mass medley mess miscellany mobilization muster omnibus pile quantity stack stock stockpile
WEAK
accumulating amassing amassment bringing together securing
Antonyms
STRONG
division individual separation
NOUN
getting
Synonyms
STRONG
appropriating assimilating capturing catching clutching confiscating earning gaining grasping mastering pursuing securing seizing snatching taking winning
Antonyms
WEAK
abandoning giving up losing refusal rejecting throwing off
NOUN
OK
Synonyms
STRONGEST
okay permission yes
STRONG
acknowledgment acquiescence acquiring admission agreement approval assent compliance consent cooperation getting go ahead nod receipt reception recognition undertaking
WEAK
accepting gaining green light receiving securing taking on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
denial veto
STRONG
disagreement disapproval dissension dissent opposition refusal rejection
NOUN
purchasing
Synonyms
STRONG
acquiring possession procuring

Example Sentences

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Obtaining basic identity documents was already challenging under the current system.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

"Obtaining a residence permit in the European Union is not a blank cheque," Magnus Brunner, the Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, told the European Parliament as Spain's initiative was being discussed.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Obtaining a pardon was “about finding the right attorneys,” Banks explained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Obtaining Personal Information The name of the game in statistics is the inferring of information about a large population by examining characteristics of a small, randomly selected sample.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos