GET (ON) Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

get on

verb

Definition of get on

as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on

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as in to do

to move forward along a course find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign

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Recent Examples of get on The result was a scramble to get on coveted allocation lists—and a thriving secondary market where the sky seemed to be the limit. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 By Wednesday afternoon, the line for visitor passes to get on base for the ship’s homecoming stretched several hundred feet, snaking across the lawn in front of the building and doubling back on itself. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026 The party, which has long pushed for stronger housing regulations, is changing its name to Frente Amplio, which means Broad Front, an effort to urge all parties to the left of Sánchez’s Socialists to get on one ticket. — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The keyboard case was a little clunky to get on and off, though. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get on

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get on

Verb

People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Multiple uses John LoRusso, UConn master gardener coordinator for Windham County, said that leaves are a free precious resource for gardens and wildlife, offering nutrients for the soil and helping plants better cope through the winter months.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of cope

Verb

PhotoTat can have additional practical applications, including for medical tattoos like those done on cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
OpenAI has reportedly floated the idea of giving the government up to a 5% stake in the company and suggested other leading AI companies do the same.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

And while policymakers fight about how to solve these crises, regular New Yorkers are just trying to figure out how to get by.

— Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Florida all rank 103rd or lower in points allowed and have to come to DKR, so perhaps Texas can get by with a less efficient offense.

— Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of get by

Verb

Nevertheless, based on paleomagnetism, scientists had concluded that true polar wander had been negligible, or slow to proceed, in the distant past.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Kon called on the government to disarm civilians, questioning how elections could proceed amid such insecurity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of proceed

Verb

After recording a safety, K-State accepted the football and marched 41 yards in eight plays, but had to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Rodriguez.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Why is the team of robots working hard one moment, and marching in formation the next?

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of march

Verb

The post came roughly seven hours after Anthropic's Sunday announcement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026