GETTING ALONG Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

getting along

verb

present participle of get along

as in coping

to meet one's day-to-day needs most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night

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as in progressing

to move forward along a course the preparations for the party are getting along just fine

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Recent Examples of getting along The success of Oasis Live ’25 — and the fact that the brothers are still getting along well enough to do press for their documentary together — has sparked rumors of a further Oasis tour, perhaps next year. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 Everyone’s getting along for now Two nights ago, my daughter refused to go to sleep well past her bedtime. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 So far, Crimson, now about 5½ months old, seems to be getting along well on three legs. — Jasmine Mendez follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 As the moon and Venus align, getting along with that one coworker is easier. — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026 Everyone seems to be getting along except for Andriy and Bobby, who are already butting heads with Jude caught in the middle. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026 But not everyone was getting along as well as the host would have hoped. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 The former couple is reportedly not getting along at the moment, especially after Hewitt accused Davidson of being a deadbeat dad to their daughter, Scottie Rose. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 19 May 2026 The Shards were there with our cast of Love Story, and everyone’s getting along. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 27 Mar. 2026

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Verb

But this style of parenting can actually prevent children from developing critical coping skills.

— Cheryl Maguire, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Credit as a coping mechanism - Rossman pushes back on the idea that Gen Z debt comes from frivolous spending.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of coping

Verb

Symptoms, which can take up to two months to develop, may include headache, nausea and sore throat before progressing to hallucinations, delusions, disorientation, paralysis and coma.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Conference season gives management teams a chance to update investors on how the quarter is progressing and shape expectations ahead of earnings.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of progressing

Verb

Subsense, which has raised $27 million in funding, is currently doing preclinical work, experimenting with various elements of the technology and conducting some experiments on mice.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Now, the two men — coach and GM — are in the process of doing exactly as each promised when they were hired.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

Trump is proceeding with the construction of his triumphal arch despite lacking federal approval.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The lawsuit claims Smith and his partners never met the requirements for securing government funding and repeatedly made excuses for why the project wasn't proceeding or stopped responding to requests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of proceeding

Verb

Today, a look at how some generative AI medical devices are getting on the market quickly.

— Mario Aguilar, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
Totally ignoring the humanity of both worker and customer is rude, and yet both parties are interested in getting on with whatever the transaction is.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of getting on

Verb

The result, says Roya, is deepening apathy among her fellow citizens, whose preoccupation now is just getting by.

— Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026
That free ticket, obtained by getting by hitting two of six numbers on a previous drawing, is now worth $6 million.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of getting by

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Wednesday is no different, with crude prices marching back towards triple digits and inflation sirens ringing from Beijing to London to Washington.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Zelenskiy attended the funeral of King Harald V of Norway on Wednesday, marching behind his coffin along with other heads of state in central Oslo.

— Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026