GET THERE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

get there

phrase

Definition of get there

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment She reamed of being a famous actress and would stop at nothing to get there.

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Recent Examples of get there Blair Kerkhoff’s weekly report cards from The Kansas City Star tell the story of how the Chiefs got there. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 Apollo got there first, but BlackRock just threw its hat in the ring. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026 But to get there, the directors needed to find their perfect leading men. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026 At the time, getting there meant taking multiple flights with monster layovers, arriving early in the morning with little to no rest in between. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2026 Judging by how things went at Paris Fashion Week this season, only some designers will get there in the same time frame, if at all. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026 With his stand-up, Rock avoided being fake edgy; his analogy for how to get there is a pharmaceutical company making a cancer drug. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 Just be sure to get there on the early side in the evenings to secure a prime spot next to a firepit. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Along with accelerating energy efficiency in homes and buildings, and increasing cleaner mobility, one of its strategies to get there is a three-year plan to divert 15% of waste from landfills. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get there

Phrase

Workers expecting sticky inflation will ask for steeper pay raises to get ahead of any sticker shock.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
These can provide a way for low-income families to get ahead.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of get ahead

Phrase

But the council member nevertheless made it into the general election against Bass, and dominated their second debate, hosted in August by the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assn.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Such encounters allow audiences to ask how an experience becomes a film, and what the filmmaker learns in making it.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of make it

Phrase

After spending 26 years trying to get somewhere, this copy won’t be going back in the mail.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Some are predicting that Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will get somewhere in the $18 million to $20 million range before the start of September’s training camps.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026

Definition of get somewhere

Phrase

At National Mortgage Center, another DSCR lender, even buyers of short-term rentals can often be approved, and sometimes multifamily projects of more than five units make the grade.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Other names that made the grade in 2027 include Alphabet, Apple , Coca-Cola, Dynatrace , Eli Lilly , Equinix and Williams Companies .

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of make the grade

Phrase

Defender Lucas Bartlett picked up his second yellow card, leaving DC United a man down from the 68th minute on and New York (10-13-6) cut it to 2-1 three minutes later on Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting's fifth goal.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
But as Oliver pointed out, outright hate, and even threats to murder Liberty Biberty, just doesn’t cut it an era when negative engagement counts as engagement nonetheless.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026