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get on

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of get on

1 to meet one's day-to-day needs
  • Despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on.
Synonyms of get on

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

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

last, survive

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

afford, swing
Phrases Synonymous with get on

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

collapse, fail, fall short, fizzle, flounder

decline, peter (out), slump, wane

give up
2 to move forward along a course
  • Find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign.
Synonyms of get on

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

accelerate, fast-forward, speed

approach, near

journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend

actuate, drive, impel, propel, push

take out
Phrases Synonymous with get on

gain ground
Near Antonyms of get on

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
Antonyms of get on

remain, stand, stay, stop

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