Synonyms for get
Another word for get is acquire, find or receive. Below are 26 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses.
Also searched as: gets, getter.
1. noun: a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
2. verb: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- acquire synonyms
- find synonyms
- receive synonyms
- obtain synonyms
- incur synonyms
3. verb: enter or assume a certain state or condition
4. verb: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- have synonyms
- let synonyms
5. verb: receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- find synonyms
- receive synonyms
- obtain synonyms
- incur synonyms
- acquire synonyms
6. verb: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
- come synonyms
- arrive synonyms
7. verb: go or come after and bring or take back
- bring synonyms
- convey synonyms
- fetch synonyms
- take synonyms
8. verb: go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- have synonyms
- experience synonyms
- receive synonyms
9. verb: take vengeance on or get even
- pay back synonyms
- pay off synonyms
- fix synonyms
- pay synonyms
10. verb: achieve a point or goal
- have synonyms
- make synonyms
11. verb: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- have synonyms
- make synonyms
- cause synonyms
- stimulate synonyms
- induce synonyms
12. verb: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- catch synonyms
- capture synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- return synonyms
- take in synonyms
- get back
- come by
- come up synonyms
- come into
- call for synonyms
- line up synonyms
- win synonyms
- move synonyms
- turn synonyms
- buy synonyms
- act synonyms
- win back
- bring in synonyms
- work synonyms
- run synonyms
- change state
- break synonyms
- take effect
- settle synonyms
- sober synonyms
- sober up
- come in for
- change synonyms
- come in synonyms
- put down synonyms
- set down synonyms
- hit synonyms
- move in
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Questions people ask
What is another word for get?
You can say acquire, find, receive, obtain or incur instead of get. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent".
What is the opposite of get?
WordNet lists no direct antonym for get; the nearest opposites depend on which sense you mean.
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