GET ON Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

get on

verb

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as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on

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as in to do

to move forward along a course find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign

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Recent Examples of get on Coach Amir Ghalenoei said his team expected to spend the night in California before flying back to Tijuana, but were told to get on a plane immediately after the game. —

Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 The team had expected to spend the night in California to maximize the normal recovery process after its opening game, only to be told after the match that everyone must immediately get on a plane for the 140-mile trip back to Tijuana. —

CBS News, 16 June 2026 The switch-hitting Lindor does just about everything at the plate, hitting for average, power, getting on base and being advantageous on the basepaths. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026 Both receivers, who are sophomores like Toney, got on the field last year. —

Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for get on

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Verb

However, these were never designed to cope with slow, low-flying drones.

— David Hambling, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
People live with a shortage of drinking water supplies, irrigation becomes trickier for ranchers, rivers dry up for rafters and fishermen, fish and wildlife struggle, and manufacturers must cope with less water.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026