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 Interestingly, a fleeting scene of Noah leaning on his teammates becomes a tragic mirror to Hal never having been able to do so (as a kid or as a Lantern) and John never getting along with his brothers. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026 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 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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With phones, keys, multi-tools, flashlights, water bottles and charging cables, the modern trouser and jacket pocket has a tough job coping.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
The band has spent hours in interviews explaining their comeback story, finding Armstrong (and new drummer Colin Brittain), and coping with the loss of Bennington.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of coping

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Block 59/Westridge Court More development is progressing at Naperville’s Block 59 dining and entertainment complex.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
The male cub is progressing well, feeding and adding weight as they are cared for in the zoo’s animal hospital.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of progressing

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Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Anyone attempting to judge these works by their relationship to canonized video, computational art, and painting may have difficulty doing so.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of doing

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The answers offer the latest sign that Raman has been proceeding with caution on some of the DSA’s litmus test issues.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Even where data centers are proceeding at a robust clip and creating the most jobs public opinion has turned against them.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of proceeding

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Related Stories Manchevski wrote and directed the dark comedy, which centers on Malina and Viktor, a sister and brother getting by hand to mouth at the edges of Macedonian society.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026
These cities and towns promised better jobs, cheaper homes, less traffic and higher quality of life, outweighing Florida’s allure of tropical weather and ease of getting by on Spanish alone.

— Elliot Spagat, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting by

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Back then, with no off-ramp in sight in the Middle East, oil was marching higher, stoking inflation fears, and bond yields went along for the ride.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Many English, Welsh and Scottish people and most Irish people remained Catholic and thus opposed to the official religion, but the state churches were marching steadily away from them and toward fundamentalist revolution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

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