Synonyms of gets hold of

gets hold of

phrase

present tense third-person singular of get hold of

as in contacts

to transmit information or requests to

He had no problem getting hold of his lawyer late at night.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contacts
• reaches
• gets
• communicates (with)
• gets in touch with
• tells
• addresses
• informs
• gets through (to)
• calls
• touches base (with)
• fills in
• keeps up (with)
• advises
• clues
• phones
• briefs
• notifies
• rings (up)
• telephones
• instructs
• enlightens
• familiarizes
• buzzes
• apprises
• acquaints
• wises (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gets hold of

The goal is to encrypt a message so that someone who gets hold of it cannot split it into two usable versions that both reveal the message once the decrypting key is known. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 31 July 2026