Synonyms of get across

get across

verb

as in to explain

to make plain or understandable

what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explain
• clarify
• illustrate
• demonstrate
• simplify
• spell out
• clear (up)
• interpret
• illuminate
• elucidate
• construe
• explicate
• expound
• resolve
• demystify
• analyze
• solve
• define
• unriddle
• specify
• decipher
• break down
• decode
• unravel
• undo
• disentangle
• untangle
• gloss
• unscramble
• annotate
• commentate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscure
• cloud
• confuse
• confound
• obfuscate
• befog

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get across

Haaland makes his dart back across, both holding a handful of each other’s shirts once more, but the striker gets across his man to score the winner. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026

His pitch was a bit high but did get across the plate. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Built off the foundation laid by Fisher’s 2023 short of the same name about some of the same subjects, the film gets across the diversity of these parents’ experiences, ranging from dads who didn’t get it at first to others who were quicker to understand and accept their children’s feelings. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Mar. 2026

After gaining near-unanimous approval in the Florida House, legislation aimed at strengthening state oversight of nursing schools died in the Senate this month, the third year in a row such efforts failed to get across the finish line. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026