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 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 The man who is never the smartest or hardest working person in the room has brought to Connecticut a team of combatants who are devoted to winning by laying waste to anyone, especially women, who gets in the way. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026 The show gets in-depth analysis from the journalists covering our region’s most important issues. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 But fraud prevention has become the most respectable banner in Washington, and a great deal now travels under it that has nothing to do with bots and everything to do with limiting who gets in. — Caroline Casagrande, Fortune, 6 July 2026 There’s also a chance that Chase Infiniti gets in for her work in The Testaments, which has its loyal followers and was picked up for a second season—but hasn’t reached the widespread viewership that typically prompts a first-time Emmy nomination. — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 25 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets in

Verb

Another isolated shower or storm chance arrives Sunday, mainly across southern Minnesota, but most of the weekend should remain dry.

— Joseph Dames, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Once night arrives, Zeno’s system will begin its demonstration and transmit operational data back to Earth.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrives

Verb

While many viewers praise the former child star as the beating heart of the series, her newfound success comes with heightened tabloid scrutiny, thecoverage wading into everything from her looks to her love life.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The service Professionalism comes with genuine warmth, cheerfulness, and a sense of people absolutely loving their jobs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of comes

Verb

Now going their separate ways has become a lighthearted race to see who gets through faster – and Maxson has actually won a few times.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 30 July 2026
The real shift is no longer about optimizing how one person gets through a day, but instead about rethinking what one person can accomplish in the first place.

— Vitalii Dodonov, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026