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get back

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of get back

to get again in oneʼs possession

  • the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog
Synonyms of get back

re-collect, reacquire, recapture, reclaim, recoup, recover, regain, repossess, retake, retrieve
Words Related to get back

recruit, replenish

redeem, repurchase

rescue
Near Antonyms of get back

lose, mislay, misplace

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