GET AHEAD Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

get ahead

phrase

Definition of get ahead

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment a recent college graduate trying to get ahead in the working world

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Recent Examples of get ahead In my view, the government must get ahead of that curve by establishing a full-fledged Department of AI, rather than leaving it to a single individual. — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026 Florida International University is a massive public institution with a reputation for helping low- and middle-income students get ahead and the University of Miami is a selective private institution with a major medical research component. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 With Día de Muertos just a month away, outdoor footwear manufacturer Timberland is getting ahead of the Mexican holiday celebration with the launch of a new Premium 6-Inch waterproof boot pack made up of unique styles for men and women. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 But until then, Kyiv needs to get ahead of Moscow and stop its ability to wreak aerial havoc. — Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get ahead

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get ahead

Phrase

Blair Kerkhoff’s weekly report cards from The Kansas City Star tell the story of how the Chiefs got there.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Apollo got there first, but BlackRock just threw its hat in the ring.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of get there

Phrase

But the council member nevertheless made it into the general election against Bass, and dominated their second debate, hosted in August by the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assn.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Such encounters allow audiences to ask how an experience becomes a film, and what the filmmaker learns in making it.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of make it

Phrase

After spending 26 years trying to get somewhere, this copy won’t be going back in the mail.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Some are predicting that Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will get somewhere in the $18 million to $20 million range before the start of September’s training camps.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026

Definition of get somewhere

Phrase

Defender Lucas Bartlett picked up his second yellow card, leaving DC United a man down from the 68th minute on and New York (10-13-6) cut it to 2-1 three minutes later on Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's fifth goal.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
But as Oliver pointed out, outright hate, and even threats to murder Liberty Biberty, just doesn’t cut it an era when negative engagement counts as engagement nonetheless.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut it

Phrase

At National Mortgage Center, another DSCR lender, even buyers of short-term rentals can often be approved, and sometimes multifamily projects of more than five units make the grade.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Other names that made the grade in 2027 include Alphabet, Apple , Coca-Cola, Dynatrace , Eli Lilly , Equinix and Williams Companies .

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of make the grade

Phrase

Now Perella Weinberg, founded by M&A royalty Joe Perella and Peter Weinberg, is in talks to sell to Piper Sandler, which was itself formed by the 2019 merger of two boutiques that couldn’t hack it alone.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
James and Odie, both injured, have to hack it out and hike through some seriously treacherous terrain.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026