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Definitions

get after

VERB
censure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonish berate castigate chastise chide denounce discipline rebuff rebuke reprimand reproach scold
STRONG
abuse animadvert asperse attack backbite blame cavil contemn denigrate deprecate disapprove disparage impugn incriminate judge knock lecture ostracize remonstrate reprehend reprove upbraid
WEAK
carp at cut up exprobate find fault with look askance pick apart pull apart read out take to task tear apart tell off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
approve commend compliment flatter forgive laud praise
STRONG
agree cherish defend endorse protect sanction
WEAK
allow permit

Example Sentences

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Moderna needs all the help it can get after a brutal few years.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

"To continue to keep CNN strong in the future," the executive argued, "we better get after our audiences where they currently are."

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

“We understand that things happen, and you’ve got to be able to respond. So yesterday, we didn’t come out and get after it. … Today, they came out with a little more purpose.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025

“They assured me everything would be OK and just get after it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Relief pours through my body, the kind of relief you get after passing a test you didn’t study for.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

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