GOT BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

got back

verb

past tense of get back

as in retrieved

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 got back Spain acknowledged the information, then got back to criticizing the Fever's response. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Reyes got back into his car, turned on police sirens from his personal vehicle and drove off. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Word of Bartiromo’s disclosure got back to Fox management, and it was deemed a violation of her employment agreement. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 Wendy immediately runs into old flame Chuck (Cory Michael Smith), who literally just got back to town the day before and, no longer a bad boy, begins by proposing marriage and seven children. — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 Celebrini got back to the Bay Area on Monday after an offseason that included captaining Team Canada at the IIHF World Championship in May in Switzerland, and watching Canada play in the World Cup in his hometown of Vancouver. — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 The Rams got back on the board in the second quarter with a short Jarman touchdown pass to Malakaii Haliburton, and Lake Mary looked to be rolling, up 17-3 at half time. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026 When Vera got back to the office after doing his naloxone rounds, there were three men waiting for him. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 After a 9-14 June and 6-6 start to July, the Braves got back to their winning ways after the All-Star break by taking their first two series. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got back

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As agents accumulate conversation history, retrieved documents, memory, system instructions, tool definitions and execution state, interactions can progressively become larger and more expensive.

— Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Ferrando and another deputy retrieved Ty from the vehicle, while Harris refused to drop the knife used in the stabbing.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieved

Verb

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky put the gains made by Vivaldi even higher, saying 176 square kilometers (68 square miles) had been recaptured and 5,000 Russian troops either wounded or killed since the operation started.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026
Macías Villamar was recaptured last year and sent to the United States, where he has been charged with importing thousands of pounds of cocaine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of recaptured

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The investigation resulted in a 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago that recovered classified records, and a federal indictment in Florida charged Trump with dozens of felony counts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
According to a criminal complaint, knives recovered by investigators on scene did not match knives belonging to the resort.

— Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026