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get on (to)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of get on (to)

to come to an awareness of

by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

Synonyms of get on (to)

ascertain, catch on (to), discover, find out, hear, learn, realize, see, wise (up)

Words Related to get on (to)

hit (on or upon), tumble (to)

descry, detect, encounter, espy, see, spot

calculate, dope (out), figure out, find, puzzle (out)

discern, mind, note, observe, perceive

Phrases Synonymous with get on (to)

get wind of

Near Antonyms of get on (to)

disregard, ignore

forget, unlearn

blanket, blot out, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, enshroud, hide, mask, occult, screen, shroud, veil

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