GET ALONG Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

get along

verb

Definition of get along

as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night

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as in to progress

to move forward along a course the preparations for the party are getting along just fine

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Recent Examples of get along Brizé’s latest is about a woman swimming in the turbulent waters of middle management, trying to both appease her superiors and deal with problematic employees who can’t seem to get along. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 Police previously said the department received information that over the years, the couple didn't always get along; they had been married more than 40 years and were retired. — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Not the easiest person to get along with, Barbara reflects on the nature of best friendships and how this possibly could have gone wrong for her so many times. — The Know, Denver Post, 6 Sep. 2026 The success of Oasis Live ’25 — and the fact that the brothers are still getting along well enough to do press for their documentary together — has sparked rumors of a further Oasis tour, perhaps next year. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get along

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along

Verb

With phones, keys, multi-tools, flashlights, water bottles and charging cables, the modern trouser and jacket pocket has a tough job coping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Even hospitals in Aden, where Yemen’s government is based, struggle to cope.

— Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cope

Verb

According to witnesses and emergency dispatch audio, the parents, Nate Geminiano and Karollyn Zepeda, were caught in a backup while trying to get to the hospital when labor progressed faster than expected.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Mahomes also went right, progressed through his reads and found Royals in the back of the end zone.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of progress

Verb

When the vast majority of minor leaguers never reach the majors, the arithmetic clears only when the terms on the few who do are punitive enough to fund the rest.

— Chris Koras, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026
The company has already done this three times with Super Heavy but has not yet attempted it with Ship.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

But with everything else working well and the bad engine no longer needed, flight controllers decided, after several tense minutes, to proceed as planned.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
DeSantis, who leaves office in January, issued similar stays in 2023 and 2025 but both executions proceeded following evaluations.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of proceed

Verb

The popular Carbone’s Kitchen has been operating with a large generator, but most of the smaller shops and service businesses there are trying to get by part-time with smaller ones.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
But war debts, inflation and a temporary stop to profitable trade with the enormous British Empire left Americans scrambling to get by in the 1780s.

— Sandra Slater, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of get by

Verb

The Sooners got on the scoreboard in the third quarter when Mateer connected with tight end Rocky Beers on a 17-yard touchdown five plays after Stockton threw his first interception of the season.

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026
The Montana Grizzlies scored 31 unanswered points Saturday against UC Davis before the Aggies got on the board just before halftime at UC Davis Health Stadium.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of get on

Verb

The announcement comes ahead of Alaska’s investor day in Seattle today.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The news comes amid ongoing tensions as the war in Iran persists, with Trump refusing a deal with Iran to open the Strait as recently as Saturday, impacting the world's oil supply.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026