GETTING BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

getting back

verb

present participle of get back

as in retrieving

to get again in one's possession the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog

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Recent Examples of getting back If Joseph looks like himself, the Lions will be getting back a difference-maker, which should alleviate some concerns about the secondary. — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 22 July 2026 From there, walk toward Salem Maritime National Historical Park and Derby Wharf before getting back onto the water for a harbor cruise or schooner sail. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026 Losing Strosnider and Brunson — both outfielders — will be a blow for the Horned Frogs who have revamped their coaching staff in hopes of getting back to the College World Series. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 July 2026 Ryan Kattner and Kevin Hanna’s script does not explicitly endorse this relationship, and there’s ease to how Anderson and Reid play their characters as fully aware that getting back together could be a bad thing. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026 In Season 2, the Klatts are finally getting back to normality until Wanda is caught seemingly red-handed standing over a dead body. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 July 2026 As a result, more people are turning to debt relief programs in hopes of reducing their balances and getting back on stable financial footing. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 13 July 2026 But gradually, the headaches subsided, the collarbone healed, and doctors cleared him to resume normal activities — including getting back on the bike. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026 The benefits of getting back into games haven’t just been mental, but physical. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting back

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Now that the spacecraft is active again, engineers will begin downloading health and safety information before retrieving data collected by its scientific instruments.

— Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Video shows an officer retrieving the laptop and placing it in the back of a truck.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of retrieving

Verb

However, this vaccine involved recapturing animals four weeks on from their initial shot in order to administer the booster injection.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
In other words, there is no recapturing the mythological—and curiously innocent—gleam of earlier World Cup eras.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Definition of recapturing

Verb

Kennedy has said that the campaign is aimed at preventing improper payments instead of recovering them after the fact, with the Administration increasingly using payment deferrals and pre-payment reviews of Medicaid claims.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 July 2026
Moton’s setback comes with starting left tackle Ikem Ekwonu still recovering from a ruptured patellar tendon in his right knee.

— Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026