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get by

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Synonyms & Antonyms of get by

to meet one's day-to-day needs

working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely

Synonyms for get by

cope,
do,
fare,
get along,
get on,
make out,
manage,
shift

Words Related to get by

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

last,
survive

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

afford,
swing

Phrases Synonymous with get by

fend for oneself,
make do,
make ends meet,
make shift

Near Antonyms for get by

collapse,
fail,
fall short,
fizzle,
flounder

decline,
peter (out),
slump,
wane

give up

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The first known use of get by was in 1841

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