GETS IN Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

gets in

verb

present tense third-person singular of get in

as in arrives

to get to a destination it will be late when you get in, so you may have trouble finding a taxi

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Recent Examples of gets in But life gets in the way, and people get stuck at the store empty-handed. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Even Fresno gets in on this, with several days of highs in the 80s later in the coming week. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The engineering department designed the parts of the brush to fit snugly so that no water gets in. — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 One person then falls to the ground, and the other gets in a car and drives off. — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026 In a series distinguished by copious disgusting battle scenes, Ormund co-stars in one of its very grossest—a gross-on-gross-on-gross flambé—and almost gets in one last barf. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Everything, however, will change come Monday as that’s when the team finally gets in pads. — Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 Similarly, Lindsey Bomgren, a personal trainer based in Minneapolis, gets in her steps each morning while using her phone’s talk-to-text app to draft emails and write herself notes. — Jennifer Heimlich, Time, 27 July 2026 Then everyone hugs and promises to stay in touch, before life gets in the way. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets in

Verb

The program arrives as aviation faces persistent demand for new pilots.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
The crime thriller stars Nailia Harzoune as Justine, who arrives in Singapore, determined to reinvent herself and give her family a fresh start.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of arrives

Verb

There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of comes

Verb

Kardashian stars in the seasonal campaign that turns up the heat with fresh styles, available on Fabletics’ official website beginning Thursday.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
In one scene, the couple turns up the music while the sound of ambulance sirens floods the streets.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026