Synonyms of got by

got by

verb

past tense of get by

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs

working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coped
• did
• got on
• got along
• managed
• made shift
• survived
• made out
• made do
• made ends meet
• shifted
• fared
• afforded
• carried on
• fended for oneself
• scraped (by or through)
• eked out
• scraped (out)
• contrived
• lasted
• scrounged
• squeezed
• wrung
• swung
• wrested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fell short
• failed
• collapsed
• declined
• slumped
• waned
• floundered
• gave up
• fizzled
• petered (out)