Synonyms of get

get 1 of 2

verb

ˈget 

1

as in to learn

to acquire complete knowledge, understanding, or skill in

I'm not sure I ever got the new math

Synonyms & Similar Words

• learn
• master
• understand
• know
• get the hang of
• discover
• hear
• see
• pick up
• grasp
• comprehend
• detect
• apprehend
• ascertain
• drink (in)
• find out
• digest
• absorb
• examine
• assimilate
• determine
• hit (on or upon)
• study
• discern
• memorize
• track (down)
• run down
• search (for)
• imbibe
• unearth
• tumble (to)
• dig up
• scare up
• descry
• major (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• forget
• miss
• unlearn
• ignore
• overlook
• misunderstand
• disregard
• neglect

2

as in to catch

to become affected with (a disease or disorder)

don't cough on me—I don't want to get your cold

Synonyms & Similar Words

• catch
• take
• contract
• come down (with)
• go down (with)
• sicken (with)
• break out (with)
• die (from)
• fail
• succumb (to)
• weaken
• waste (away)
• worsen
• sink
• wilt
• wither
• languish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recover
• gain
• come back
• heal
• recoup
• mend
• recuperate
• recover (from)
• shake (off)
• snap back
• rally
• rebound

3

as in to produce

to become the father of

Abraham was quite old when he got Isaac, his only son

Synonyms & Similar Words

• produce
• spawn
• reproduce
• beget
• sire
• generate
• father
• propagate
• multiply
• bear
• procreate
• engender
• gender

4

as in to convince

to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests

tried to get the mayor to let us stage the concert in the town square, but she refused

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convince
• persuade
• bring
• satisfy
• induce
• urge
• gain
• attract
• convert
• win (over)
• move
• prevail (on or upon)
• talk (into)
• argue
• coax
• bring around
• sell
• entice
• prompt
• lure
• seduce
• tempt
• cajole
• entreat
• exhort
• wheedle
• influence
• discuss
• snow
• lead on
• sway
• interest
• draw
• beguile
• allure
• converse
• incline
• brainwash
• fast-talk
• blandish
• overpersuade
• debate
• chew over
• reason (with)
• dispute
• blarney
• moot
• hash (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• deter
• discourage
• dissuade
• unsell

5

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

redid the math problem until I got the right answer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• learn
• locate
• discover
• detect
• ascertain
• find out
• hit (on or upon)
• track (down)
• dig up
• hunt (down or up)
• determine
• dig out
• scout (up)
• run down
• turn up
• dredge (up)
• rout (out)
• ferret (out)
• rummage
• scare up
• nose out
• sight
• root (out)
• descry
• seek
• spot
• search (for or out)
• look for
• espy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• pass over
• overlook
• lose
• misplace
• mislay
• misset

6

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

continuously clearing your throat like that is starting to get to me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoy
• bother
• bug
• irritate
• persecute
• eat
• get to
• aggravate
• wear on
• burn (up)
• spite
• itch
• worry
• anger
• irk
• exasperate
• ruffle
• rile
• hack (off)
• infuriate
• frost
• tease
• provoke
• grate
• put out
• nettle
• plague
• vex
• gall
• nark
• peeve
• chafe
• gripe
• get on one's nerves
• pique
• insult
• get one's goat
• harass
• stick in one's craw
• rub the wrong way
• upset
• set one's teeth on edge
• rouse
• hassle
• heckle
• nag
• offend
• rasp
• pester
• devil
• enrage
• antagonize
• distress
• inflame
• bait
• unsettle
• badger
• discomfort
• perturb
• outrage
• exercise
• harry
• bullyrag
• rankle
• agitate
• undo
• incense
• unhinge
• affront
• discompose
• hagride
• disquiet
• roil
• madden
• freak (out)
• fret
• miff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appease
• placate
• please
• oblige
• pacify
• satisfy
• conciliate
• assure
• delight
• gratify
• mollify
• propitiate
• reassure
• cheer
• comfort
• content
• soothe
• quiet
• console
• gladden
• solace

7

as in to become

to eventually have as a state or quality

it's going to get colder as winter approaches

Synonyms & Similar Words

• become
• grow
• go
• come
• turn
• run
• change
• transform
• wax
• modify
• alter
• transmute
• metamorphose
• mutate
• transfigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• be
• continue
• remain
• stay
• linger
• abide

8

as in to earn

to receive as return for effort

got an A on his final paper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earn
• win
• gain
• reap
• make
• obtain
• garner
• attain
• acquire
• realize
• land
• secure
• capture
• procure
• achieve
• draw
• carry
• bring in
• come by
• pull down
• knock down
• accomplish
• accumulate
• bag
• score
• regain
• occupy
• amass
• gross
• catch
• net
• recapture
• clear
• take over
• pick up
• rack up
• reacquire
• annex
• remake
• notch (up)
• reattain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose
• give
• pay
• forfeit
• grant
• yield
• give up
• accord
• surrender
• relinquish
• part (with)
• hand over

9

as in to know

to have a clear idea of

she was speaking so fast—did you get what she said?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• know
• understand
• see
• decipher
• recognize
• appreciate
• comprehend
• grasp
• realize
• make
• discern
• perceive
• sense
• conceive
• dig
• seize
• catch
• make out
• assimilate
• register
• apprehend
• tumble (to)
• decode
• catch on (to)
• cotton (to or on to)
• behold
• twig
• intuit
• pick up on
• compass
• grok
• cognize
• savvy
• absorb
• digest
• fathom
• take in
• penetrate
• pierce

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• misunderstand
• misread
• mistake
• misinterpret
• misconstrue
• misperceive
• misconceive
• misapprehend

10

as in to grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

the defense tackled the running back and got the ball

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grab
• catch
• snatch
• seize
• capture
• snag
• land
• nab
• trap
• take hold (of)
• hook
• snap (up)
• snare
• grapple
• corral
• cop
• net
• rap
• nail
• glom
• hold
• bag
• nobble
• grasp
• rope
• secure
• collar
• apprehend
• detain
• clutch
• arrest
• grip
• glove
• kidnap
• fist
• bay
• corner
• rend
• fasten (on)
• ensnare
• clasp
• wrest
• entrap
• abduct
• lasso
• latch (on or onto)
• mesh
• entangle
• halter
• spirit (away or off)
• enmesh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• release
• free
• discharge
• drop
• liberate
• loosen
• unhand

11

as in to move

to leave a place often for another

will get away to the Bahamas for a vacation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• go
• depart
• exit
• start
• escape
• evacuate
• flee
• quit
• get off
• part
• fly
• pull out
• bail
• run along
• peel off
• walk out
• shove (off)
• step (along)
• withdraw
• push off
• take off
• cut out
• book
• dig out
• push on
• clear out
• retire
• bail out
• beat it
• go off
• take a hike
• clear off
• hit the road
• sally (forth)
• buzz (off)
• pike (out or off)
• pack (up or off)
• skip
• set out
• emigrate
• bugger off
• scarper
• bug out
• retreat
• take a powder
• bug off
• begone
• get out
• strike out
• vamoose
• pull stakes
• remove
• abandon
• run away
• vacate
• abscond
• step out
• go out
• desert
• forsake
• decamp
• scram
• light out
• adjourn
• scat
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• stay
• remain
• show up
• settle
• dwell
• turn up
• close
• abide
• reach
• hit
• approach
• lodge
• land
• near
• tarry

12

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over

you may have won this game, but I'll get you next time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overcome
• take
• defeat
• master
• beat
• best
• stop
• worst
• conquer
• dispatch
• surmount
• subdue
• lick
• get around
• get the better of
• succeed
• prevail (over)
• triumph (over)
• win (against)
• trim
• upend
• finish
• overbear
• overmatch
• do down
• bury
• skunk
• better
• sweep
• overwhelm
• knock for a loop
• surpass
• exceed
• upset
• score
• crush
• blow out
• whip
• break
• slaughter
• blow away
• flatten
• clobber
• excel
• skin
• top
• annihilate
• trounce
• cream
• bomb
• nose out
• smoke
• flourish
• edge (out)
• snow under
• cap
• thrash
• knock over
• vanquish
• rout
• subjugate
• wallop
• outdo
• overthrow
• transcend
• pip
• drub
• unseat
• wax
• shellac
• overpower
• outshine
• outstrip
• knock off
• outdistance
• eclipse
• ace (out)
• overtop
• outfight

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lose (to)
• fall
• give up
• fail
• go down
• fold
• go under
• collapse
• wash out
• flunk
• flop

13

as in to contact

to transmit information or requests to

I've been trying all day, but I can't get either of them in order to ask the question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contact
• reach
• tell
• inform
• get hold of
• communicate (with)
• address
• get in touch with
• call
• touch base (with)
• advise
• notify
• get through (to)
• clue
• fill in
• familiarize
• instruct
• apprise
• enlighten
• acquaint
• phone
• keep up (with)
• brief
• wise (up)
• telephone
• ring (up)
• buzz

14

as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately

"I'll get you if you talk to the cops," the loan shark warned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• slay
• execute
• off
• kill
• whack
• neutralize
• take out
• dispatch
• snuff
• put away
• terminate
• destroy
• liquidate
• shoot
• slaughter
• ice
• bump off
• croak
• do away with
• rub out
• knock off
• fell
• cut down
• blow away
• do in
• eliminate
• carry off
• claim
• shoot down
• eradicate
• blot out
• wipe out
• smite
• zap
• butcher
• exterminate
• mow (down)
• massacre
• annihilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• raise
• restore
• revive
• resurrect
• animate
• resuscitate

15

as in to confuse

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

what gets me is why she would do such a weird thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• confuse
• puzzle
• baffle
• perplex
• bewilder
• bother
• pose
• embarrass
• beat
• rattle
• disturb
• muddle
• fluster
• upset
• muddy
• stun
• maze
• bamboozle
• mystify
• befuddle
• gravel
• addle
• discombobulate
• fox
• buffalo
• stick
• flummox
• fuddle
• confound
• vex
• disorient
• bemuse
• blow one's mind
• befog
• unsettle
• stump
• distress
• deceive
• agitate
• go to one's head
• mortify
• trick
• faze
• mislead
• discomfort
• disconcert
• take in
• fool
• perturb
• delude
• discountenance
• discomfit
• snow
• dupe
• unhinge
• abash
• discompose
• weird out
• hoodwink
• nonplus
• misguide
• string along
• chagrin
• disquiet
• dismay
• beguile
• cozen
• gull
• hoax
• humbug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assure
• satisfy
• inform
• reassure
• enlighten

get

2 of 2

noun

ˈget 

as in offspring

the descendants of a person, animal, or plant

in some animal species, a new mate will refuse to raise another male's get

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offspring
• fruit
• seed
• family
• child
• issue
• spawn
• progeny
• posterity
• hatch
• young
• brood
• litter
• stock
• kin
• lineage
• scion

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parent
• father
• grandfather
• ancestor
• progenitor
• antecedent
• forebear
• forefather
• primogenitor
• forebearer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get

Verb

Some of those fundamental points outlined in that piece will be used here to get you up to speed on the weighty topic. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Shortly after, Rebecca gets the bad news that Pinter & Sons, spooked by the meeting, have pulled its sponsorship from the women’s team. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

Noun

That’s still a good get for the Nats, but Mead’s a versatile, high-upside big swing for the Red Sox, who are betting his breakout season is more than a flash in the pan. — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 26 July 2026

In the clip, Karol wears full-glam and an oversized white hoodie, her dancers alongside her in matching get-ups. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026

Phrases Containing get

• get a charge out of
• get a kick out of
• get a load of
• get a move on
• get about
• get across
• get after
• get ahead
• get along
• get around
• get back
• get by
• get cracking
• get down
• get even (for)
• get going
• get hold of
• get in
• get in touch with
• get off
• get off (on)
• get on
• get on (to)
• get on one's nerves
• get one's act together
• get one's goat
• get out
• get round
• get somewhere
• get the better of
• get the hang of
• get there
• get through
• get to
• get together
• get up
• get wind of
• get with it