GOT BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

got back

verb

past tense of get back

as in retrieved

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 got back When Vera got back to the office after doing his naloxone rounds, there were three men waiting for him. — Eric Boodman, STAT, 31 July 2026 After a 9-14 June and 6-6 start to July, the Braves got back to their winning ways after the All-Star break by taking their first two series. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 In the fifth inning, the 23-year-old rookie infielder hit a foul ball that ricocheted directly into his groin, dropped to his knees in the batter's box, then got back up and reached first base with a hit on the very next pitch. — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026 Royal got back into his car, backed out and started to leave. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 July 2026 Even though he was hit several times, the trooper was able to return fire before the suspect got back in the truck and fled, according to Fifield. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 10 July 2026 In a clip posted in February 2023, the boys got back to their roots and inquired about the full story of how their parents (now divorced) met. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Feduccia got back to the front of the plate with plenty of time but wasn’t positioned properly to make the tag as Perdomo made a swim move and touched the plate with his right hand. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026 In his nest outing, Fiziev got back in the win column, beating Ignacio Bahamondes by decision in June 2025 in Baku. — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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In May 2019, San Jose police retrieved the suspects’ phones from the arresting agencies and found photos taken inside a San Jose hotel two days before Tran’s killing.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
The gunman then retrieved a rifle from his Honda Civic as an off-duty Idaho State Police trooper inside the restaurant helped evacuate employees and customers while searching for the shooter.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of retrieved

Verb

Should Flaco have been recaptured and returned to his tiny environment within the Central Park Zoo?

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
None of Argentina’s players had been born when the country’s military dictatorship invaded the Malvinas in 1982, holding the islands for 73 days before British forces recaptured them in a war that killed 649 Argentine and 255 British troops.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026

Definition of recaptured

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The researchers recovered usable DNA from 95 historical specimens spanning nearly 140 years and compared them with modern samples collected in the 2000s, and the results painted a sobering picture.

— Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
On Sunday, the boat was recovered by authorities from New York Harbor.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026