GET BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

get back

verb

Definition of get back

as in to retrieve

to get again in one's possession the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog

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Recent Examples of get back As Sky tried to get back in the ring, Morgan nailed her with a headscissors DDT. — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 With the feds having signed off, the thinking around CBS was that the sports division could get back to working to hash out a renewal with the NFL. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026 Around five years to get back to its high point, before the 2008 financial crisis wiped it out again. — HubSpot, 31 July 2026 To celebrate what makes a show like this — real collaboration, real joy, real family, falling down and getting back up. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for get back

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In May 2019, San Jose police retrieved the suspects’ phones from the arresting agencies and found photos taken inside a San Jose hotel two days before Tran’s killing.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Angry crowds have torched Ebola treatment centers, stormed hospitals to retrieve relatives’ bodies and attacked teams carrying out safe burials.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of retrieve

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The market is no longer simply questioning whether Clover can regain momentum or whether the banking technology business can return to growth.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The midfielder would have an opportunity to regain momentum in his career while any transfer fee would help to balance Tottenham’s spending this summer.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of regain

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They were being recovered with the assistance of Phoenix police homicide unit when Benavidez spoke with reporters.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2026
Most people recover without treatment after 4 to 7 days, but the illness can be severe or even life-threatening in some people, including young children, the elderly, and people with weak immune systems.

— Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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