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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of getting back 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 Huang is already writing another memoir about getting back into the kitchen. — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 First, the worst conference changes hadn’t struck yet, and some of the rivalries torn apart by previous realignments were even getting back together. — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 23 June 2026 Manilow is resolute about getting back on stage. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for getting back

Verb

Video shows an officer retrieving the laptop and placing it in the back of a truck.

— Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Cloudflare reports that more than half of AI crawler traffic involves retrieving pages that have not changed.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of retrieving

Verb

In order to compete, moving forward now requires absorbing and building other businesses entirely, recapturing layers that retail previously handed off.

— Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 26 June 2026

Definition of recapturing

Verb

The homeowner also thought to call the American Meteor Society very quickly after recovering the rocks, making these samples unusually pristine.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026
Cason underwent surgery and is expected to miss a significant portion of the 2026-27 campaign while recovering.

— Tobias Bass, New York Times, 14 July 2026