Synonyms of get
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Another word for get is take. Other synonyms of get are obtain, collect, have, achieve and earn. The opposite of get is lose.
Synonyms and similar words for get
verbTo obtain; to acquire.
- acquireTo become affected by an illness.
- come byTo obtain; to get, especially by chance or involuntarily.
- haveTo get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
- attainTo gain (a desired result or other objective) through effort; to accomplish, to achieve.
- catchTo be hit by something.
- earnTo receive payment for work.
- fulfill
- gain
- get one's hands onTo get; to obtain; to secure.
- land
- obtainTo get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
- reachTo connect with (someone) on an emotional level, making them receptive of (one); to get through to (someone).
- realize
- score
- succeed
- win
- achieveTo obtain (a physical thing); to get.
- collectTo get; particularly, get from someone.
- findTo attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.
- gather
- procureTo acquire or obtain.
- accomplish obsolete
verbTo receive.
- receive
- be given
- accept
- copTo obtain, to purchase (items including but not limited to drugs), to get hold of, to take.
- enlist
- garnerTo earn; to get; to accumulate or acquire (attitudes, reputations, or actions from others) by some effort or due to...
- get hold of
- lay hands on
- lay hold of
- secureTo get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
- snag slang
- takeTo seize or capture.
- fang obsoleteTo take; receive with assent; accept.
verbTo fetch, bring, take.
verbTo become, or cause oneself to become (often with temporary states, past participle adjectives and...
- becomeBegin to be; turn into (often with permanent states).
- turnTo become (often used with colors, clear sudden changes, weather and ages).
- goTo become (often used with colors and negative states).
- comeTo become, to turn out to be (often in set phrases and certain collocations).
- fallTo become (chiefly used with negative states).
- growTo assume a condition or quality over time.
- waxTo increasingly assume the specified characteristic.
verbTo cause to become; to bring about.
- cause to be
- cause to become
- make
verbTo adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
verb(with full infinitive or gerund-participle) To begin (doing something or to do something).
verbTo respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
verb(with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable...
- be able toCan, to have the ability to.
verbTo understand. (compare get it).
- digTo get by digging; to take from the ground; often with up.
- follow
- make sense of
- understand
verbUsed with the past participle to form the dynamic passive voice of a dynamic verb. Compared with...
- to be
verbTo become ill with or catch (a disease).
verbTo catch out, trick successfully.
- con
- deceiveTo trick or mislead.
- dupe
- hoodwink
- trick
- beglammer UK, dialectalTo bewitch; deceive; hoodwink.
- counterfeit
- trap into
- dissemble
- dissimulate
- feign
- jiff slangTo deceive, swindle, trick.
- lead astray
- put on
- spoof
- sham
- abuse obsolete
- overreach rareTo get the better of, especially by artifice or cunning; to outwit.
verbTo hear completely; catch.
verbTo getter.
- getterTo remove gas by sorption, using a getter.
verbTo go, to leave; to scram.
- get outTo leave the inside of a vehicle such as a car. (Note: for public transport, get off is more common.).
- leave
- scram
- abscond
- absquatulate slangTo leave quickly or in a hurry; to depart, flee.
- amscrayTo go away.
- beat a retreatTo leave hastily in the face of opposition.
- beat it
- beat feet
- blow this popsicle stand US, humorous
- bolt
- book itTo take off quickly; to leave in a hurry.
- dine and dash US, slangTo commit the crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.
- do a bunk UK, slangTo escape or flee, especially under incriminating circumstances.
- do a flit UK, slangTo change ones residence suddenly and without notice.
- do a moonlight flit UK, slangTo change residence suddenly and without notice, especially overnight and under the cover of darkness.
- do a runner UK, slangTo leave somewhere hurriedly, especially to avoid paying.
- flee
- fly the coop
- gas and dash US, slangTo commit the act of driving away from a gasoline station without paying after filling one's gas tank.
- get lost
- gnash
- head for the hills
- hightailTo move at full speed, especially in retreat.
- hightail itTo hurry or run; often, to flee.
- hit the road
- kick rocksTo leave or run away; to skedaddle; to waste one's own time (with some other meaningless task) rather than waste the...
- leg it
Opposite of get
verbTo obtain; to acquire.
Meaning of get
- verb To obtain; to acquire.
- verb To receive.
- verb To have. See usage notes.
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