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get along

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of get along

1 to meet one's day-to-day needs

  • most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night
Synonyms of get along

cope, do, fare, get by, get on, make out, manage, shift
Words Related to get along

carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge

last, survive

eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring

afford, swing
Phrases Synonymous with get along

fend for oneself, make do, make ends meet, make shift
Near Antonyms of get along

collapse, fail, fall short, fizzle, flounder

decline, peter (out), slump, wane

give up

2 to move forward along a course

  • the preparations for the party are getting along just fine
Synonyms of get along

advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get on, go, go along, go off, march, pace, proceed, progress
Words Related to get along

accelerate, fast-forward, speed

approach, near

journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend

actuate, drive, impel, propel, push

take out
Phrases Synonymous with get along

gain ground
Near Antonyms of get along

arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem

repress, retard, stunt, suppress

delay, interrupt, stall

cramp, hamper, inhibit

cease, let up, pause

regress

wait
Antonyms of get along

remain, stand, stay, stop

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