GET AHEAD Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

get ahead

phrase

Definition of get ahead

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment a recent college graduate trying to get ahead in the working world

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Recent Examples of get ahead Since the dawn of time, the experts tell us, those who got ahead financially lived within their means, saved diligently and spent and invested carefully. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 These can provide a way for low-income families to get ahead. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026 This is actually a great opportunity to get ahead of all the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping chaos. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2026 In my view, the government must get ahead of that curve by establishing a full-fledged Department of AI, rather than leaving it to a single individual. — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get ahead

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get ahead

Phrase

But getting there required more than recovering from a serious injury.

— Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Appliance garages are one of the most practical ways to get there.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of get there

Phrase

After spending 26 years trying to get somewhere, this copy won’t be going back in the mail.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Some are predicting that Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will get somewhere in the $18 million to $20 million range before the start of September’s training camps.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026

Definition of get somewhere

Phrase

Defender Lucas Bartlett picked up his second yellow card, leaving DC United a man down from the 68th minute on and New York (10-13-6) cut it to 2-1 three minutes later on Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's fifth goal.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
But as Oliver pointed out, outright hate, and even threats to murder Liberty Biberty, just doesn’t cut it an era when negative engagement counts as engagement nonetheless.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cut it

Phrase

At National Mortgage Center, another DSCR lender, even buyers of short-term rentals can often be approved, and sometimes multifamily projects of more than five units make the grade.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Other names that made the grade in 2027 include Alphabet, Apple , Coca-Cola, Dynatrace , Eli Lilly , Equinix and Williams Companies .

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of make the grade

Phrase

To make good decisions, consumers need to rely on accurate information, but much of the hype around peptides is misleading.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
There’s never a good time to announce a multi-year closure, but the hotel is now working to make good on many of its long-term plans guests have made.

— Timothy Latterner, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of make good

Phrase

Now Perella Weinberg, founded by M&A royalty Joe Perella and Peter Weinberg, is in talks to sell to Piper Sandler, which was itself formed by the 2019 merger of two boutiques that couldn’t hack it alone.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
James and Odie, both injured, have to hack it out and hike through some seriously treacherous terrain.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026