GETS BY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

gets by

verb

present tense third-person singular of get by

as in copes

to meet one's day-to-day needs working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely

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Recent Examples of gets by That’s around $5 billion, more than eight times the amount collected in fees, and the lead left gets by far the biggest portion. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 June 2026 Josh, who wants to be an investigative journalist, is an idealist in a PBS T-shirt (and with a PBS tote bag) who gets by on family money and is incapable of taking care of himself in any practical way. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Even a guy who normally gets by with just his wallet will appreciate this best-selling bag from Osprey. — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026 Another entry in our recent deluge of ironic gorefests, Over Your Dead Body doesn’t really give us anything new, although for its first half at least, the picture gets by on some verve and a modicum of intelligence. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026 There was also the City Council’s jaw-dropping decision in November to raise the annual fees for the two subsidized valet parking spots every hotel gets by 789% — from $634 to $5,000. — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026 For example, a saltwater pool can increase the number of daily saves a listing gets by 11%; the same thing goes for an outdoor shower. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026 The Bears could have a chance to avenge one of their losses – to Lakeview – in the second round on Monday if Lakeview gets by Kaynor Tech in the first round. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026 Once Booker gets by him, Alex’s job is just to get the ball at its apex. — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets by

Verb

Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.

— Clarissa Cruz, Entertainment Weekly, 16 June 2026
Gemini copes through logic and distraction, while Pisces feels everything at once.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026

Definition of copes

Verb

Who gets along with who, who is fighting with who, and how the dynamics within the family have shifted.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
While on Field Trips with volunteers, Diamond has also proven to be an extremely great walker, calm in the car and gets along great with kids and other dogs who match her serene lifestyle.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of gets along

Verb

About 52% of A to Z’s roughly 65-person core team identifies as female, as does about 55% of management, according to Prosenjak.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
That needs to change, Styninger said, as does the splitting of industry oversight between different parts of state government.

— Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of does

Verb

The Royal Parks charity, which manages Richmond Park, where the incident took place over the weekend, warned that human behavior is endangering the lives of the deer who have resided there for centuries.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
At least one of the kittens was still alive when it was thrown, said Tracy Flaherty, who manages the Dairy Queen on Library Road.

— Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of manages

Verb

Even if Mills survives the primary, he may be headed for trouble in the general election, according to Silver Bulletin, a political analysis site run by statistician Nate Silver.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
How long the tree survives upon infestation can depend on the species, explains Roets; oak trees typically die within four years, while box elders often don’t survive beyond the first 12 months.

— Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026