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 Whether that announcement is marriage- or pickleball-related remains to be seen, but not everyone coming back together got along in the Big Brother house, so how does Chen Moonves feel about Jason De Puy and Kamu Kirk being reunited? — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026 Interestingly, a fleeting scene of Noah leaning on his teammates becomes a tragic mirror to Hal never having been able to do so (as a kid or as a Lantern) and John never getting along with his brothers. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 Happily, Yarberry got along well with Doris and her husband, Jon Worrell. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026 Her incompatibility is expertly and efficiently illustrated in an immediate fallout with Gordon’s brash but lovable brother, Heavy (Justin Rosniak), who Ash gets along with swimmingly. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get along

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along

Verb

People with the second phenotype, called durable, might have grown up in a predictable world—for example, a strict religious sect or just a family that experienced little change—and developed only certain coping strategies as a result.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Multiple uses John LoRusso, UConn master gardener coordinator for Windham County, said that leaves are a free precious resource for gardens and wildlife, offering nutrients for the soil and helping plants better cope through the winter months.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of cope

Verb

PhotoTat can have additional practical applications, including for medical tattoos like those done on cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
OpenAI has reportedly floated the idea of giving the government up to a 5% stake in the company and suggested other leading AI companies do the same.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

Nevertheless, based on paleomagnetism, scientists had concluded that true polar wander had been negligible, or slow to proceed, in the distant past.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Kon called on the government to disarm civilians, questioning how elections could proceed amid such insecurity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of proceed

Verb

And while policymakers fight about how to solve these crises, regular New Yorkers are just trying to figure out how to get by.

— Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
Arkansas, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Florida all rank 103rd or lower in points allowed and have to come to DKR, so perhaps Texas can get by with a less efficient offense.

— Kirk Bohls, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of get by

Verb

After recording a safety, K-State accepted the football and marched 41 yards in eight plays, but had to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Rodriguez.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Why is the team of robots working hard one moment, and marching in formation the next?

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of march

Verb

Escape vertically inside your home by moving upstairs or getting on top of counters to avoid being swept away.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
Dunbar got on the scoreboard later in the third quarter when wide receiver Detrick James caught a 20-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 49-6.

— Shiloh Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of get on

Verb

The post came roughly seven hours after Anthropic's Sunday announcement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
In a matter of weeks, when the midterm results are tallied and the next campaign begins, Democrats with presidential dreams know the question will be coming.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026