GOT THERE Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

got there

phrase

past tense of get there

as in succeeded

to reach a desired level of accomplishment She reamed of being a famous actress and would stop at nothing to get there.

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Recent Examples of got there Every rail that reached mass adoption got there by adding protection, not by stripping it away. — Tomer Warschauer Nuni, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Devers got there even though nobody else in the Giants’ opening day lineup got there with him. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Apple got there by redesigning the chip to place the core logic silicon side-by-side with the memory chips. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 By the time police got there, Ortegon-Couoh appeared to have been run over by a train, investigators said in court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 July 2026 Before Hochul even got there this week, an even more establishment figure in the party staked out stronger turf on data centers. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 July 2026 The story of how Wrobleski got there, in his first full season in the rotation after debuting two years ago, includes plenty of twists and turns. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 Nearly a third got there in three years or less, against 12% previously. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got there

Phrase

Henriquez replaced Sasaki and got ahead of Drake Baldwin, 1-and-2.

— Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026
The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of got ahead

Phrase

Anders Dreyer scored his ninth goal — with assists from Onni Valakari and Elias Achouri — in the 42nd minute to cut it to 3-1 at halftime.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami hit his 31st homer in the eighth to cut it to 4-2, but struck out in his first two times at the plate, running his streak of strikeouts to eight straight plate appearances.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of cut it

Phrase

So when a story to discuss it all was pitched to him in January, hoping to discuss the year that was, Campbell agreed and made good on his word.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
So when the 21-year-old finally made good on her promise to give Baylee an adventure of her own, the younger sister was ready with a dummy tucked into bed and a getaway outfit consisting of pajamas.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026