GETTING BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

getting back

verb

present participle of get back

as in retrieving

to get again in one's possession the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog

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Recent Examples of getting back After a period of over-the-limit warming, the new strategy envisions getting back below the limit by ending fossil fuel use and developing some kind of way to suck industries' carbon dioxide out of the air. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Isaacman has sought to give NASA’s deep-space exploration program a singular focus on getting back to the Moon and establishing a settlement there. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Little Rock police spokesman Mark Edwards said the officer who was chasing Shelton did not follow him south in the northbound lanes, instead getting back on the interstate heading south in the southbound lanes. — Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026 Some of us may just be getting back in the swing of fantasy football and only remember the final games of last season and that’s where this article comes in. — Jonathan Rubin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026 He got beat out in San Francisco before getting back into the mix on a team that wasn’t exactly flush with great offensive line talent. — Michael Beller, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Still, cooking is the first and only thing that’s given Tiedemann purpose, so the better option seems to be throwing up a middle finger and getting back to work. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Parents may be excited about getting back to a regular school routine, but their children may not feel the same way. — Nicky Zizaza, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Everybody Loves a Happy Ending was all about getting back together with Curt. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting back

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This moves you from reading an AI response to actively retrieving information, which is far more useful for remembering it.

— Dan Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
In one demonstration, the model was given separate examples of unzipping a pencil pouch and retrieving money from it.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of retrieving

Verb

As opposed to infantile regression, the oceanic feeling can also be understood as a means of recapturing a repressed sense of relation, connection, affinities.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Davidson continued, pointing to his longevity and recapturing the magic he’s built alongside legends and sharing it with a new generation of viewers.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of recapturing

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Oil prices inched lower on Monday after OPEC+ agreed to further increase its output targets from August while exports from key producers via the Strait of Hormuz are recovering, potentially adding to global supplies.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Strong security habits and reliable backups give you a better chance of recovering if something goes wrong.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026