Synonyms of getting across

getting across

verb

present participle of get across

as in explaining

to make plain or understandable

what I'm trying to get across is that there simply is no money for the project

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explaining
• illustrating
• clarifying
• demonstrating
• clearing (up)
• spelling out
• simplifying
• illuminating
• interpreting
• construing
• elucidating
• unriddling
• explicating
• expounding
• analyzing
• resolving
• demystifying
• solving
• defining
• specifying
• decoding
• breaking down
• deciphering
• unraveling
• undoing
• disentangling
• untangling
• glossing
• annotating
• unscrambling
• commentating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscuring
• clouding
• confusing
• befogging
• confounding
• obfuscating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of getting across

Few people know what is really going on in Tehran or how bad things are getting across the country. — David Faris, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

For getting up the hill and getting across the flatter sections. — Outside Online, 7 Jan. 2026

The issue has been discussed within Congress for years and has received bipartisan support, but obstacles have repeatedly stopped the effort from getting across the finish line. — Jared Gans, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025

While the players' plane went across the border to the United States with ease, the second place — the one Roberts was on — had some trouble getting across. — Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025

For borrowers in their second or third year of college worried about getting across the finish line, Pierce recommends speaking with financial aid offices to access grants or cheaper loans to fill gaps. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

This is a woman who won a Golden Globe for playing Billie Holiday but her backstory for some reason was not getting across to the audience. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019