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 While on Field Trips with volunteers, Diamond has also proven to be an extremely great walker, calm in the car and gets along great with kids and other dogs who match her serene lifestyle. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2026 But not everyone was getting along as well as the host would have hoped. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Samoyeds are friendly, active, affectionate, extremely loyal dogs that like to be on the go, get along with all animal breeds — including cats — and never met a stranger. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 In each, the protagonist(s) will be sought by both police and gangsters yet will lose their own money and have to get along without any while on the run. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for get along

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along

Verb

But Perel believes that many people are struggling to cope with that precarity.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
On the positive side, perhaps Root will have come up with new ways to cope with the pressure in the last four years.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of cope

Verb

Hernandez did an excellent job of easing Cornucopia, who was fitted with a brace before being removed from the track in an equine ambulance.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
The two did a great job improvising before Bandito finally connected with a powerbomb on the mat.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of do

Verb

The novelist who wants to write about how young people (barely) get by in the world today has to explain why all of this overwhelm often translates into paralysis—without boring readers to distraction.

— Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026
And especially as prices for essentials like gas and groceries remain elevated, many Americans are relying on credit cards just to get by.

— Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 July 2026

Definition of get by

Verb

Tensions escalated Monday when police moved to disperse thousands of protesters marching toward Parliament.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2026
Meanwhile, both the Stark and Riverland forces march to war, while Ser Criston Cole and Gwayne Hightower debate how to proceed, with no dragons to support their armies either.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of march

Verb

Palace’s Ismaila Sarr, Daichi Kamada and Daniel Munoz all got on the scoresheet multiple times for Senegal, Japan and Colombia.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Officers repeatedly told Matthie to get on the ground, lie on his stomach and place his hands behind his back.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of get on

Verb

Even in the prime of his worldwide fame, the legendary jazz saxophonist regularly came home for gigs.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Accessibility Most guests park in a central lot before heading to their cabins—reducing carbon emissions—but two ADA-compliant cabins come with parking spots.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026