GOT ON Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

got on

verb

past tense of get on

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on

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as in progressed

to move forward along a course find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign

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Recent Examples of got on Hoffman got on the video call Friday wearing a T-shirt featuring the lovers in the TV show Heated Rivalry. — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026 Mississippi State got on the board later in the third on back-to-back trick plays. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Starting over has to start somewhere, and so the Clippers got on with it Wednesday. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The actor-writer-director got on the topic while referencing Lionsgate’s upcoming John Rambo prequel movie. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The Guardians got on the board early, as Chase DeLauter drove in Steven Kwan with an RBI single in the first. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The chief lawyer for Florida’s health agency, Andrew Sheeran, got on the phone with Centene’s top lawyer. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 East Central got on the board in the second quarter off of a 9-yard run from senior quarterback Sloan Guillory, but the Hornets trailed the entire contest. — Christina Huang, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Dunbar got on the scoreboard later in the third quarter when wide receiver Detrick James caught a 20-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 49-6. — Shiloh Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got on

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Adam has always coped with the world by drawing—his artwork on yellow legal pads and sticky notes illustrates the novel—but now there’s a new girl in school who’s praised for her artwork, and Adam feels his identity as an artist slipping away.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
The countries that coped best were not always those with the most energy resources.

— Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of coped

Verb

As the campaign progressed, Raman gave different answers about her timeline for replacing the police chief.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
As his Parkinson’s disease progressed (he was officially diagnosed in 1984), Williams became Ali’s primary caregiver.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of progressed

Verb

Those five goals came on 14 shots, the last from the left point by Hedman that somehow got by Hart late in the second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
State police said all northbound lanes of the Bishop Ford were shut down after the crash, but traffic still got by on the right shoulder.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of got by

Verb

And apparently, my skin wasn't the only one that got along with these pads.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026
Whether that announcement is marriage- or pickleball-related remains to be seen, but not everyone coming back together got along in the Big Brother house, so how does Chen Moonves feel about Jason De Puy and Kamu Kirk being reunited?

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of got along

Verb

In steady rain and silence, thousands marched in Novi Sad on Sunday in a gesture of respect for the victims.

— MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
At dawn on October 18, 1776, four thousand British and Hessian soldiers marched along the narrow country road that followed the high ground the rock sits on.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of marched

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Deckhand Matt may just be the most audacious toe-stepper to debut in this franchise since Alesia, who, in the last season of Down Under, managed to rearrange the interior team according to her own proclivities.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
This looming ban — slipped into a sweeping budget bill passed by Congress last year — was set to go into effect this November before a bipartisan coalition of senators managed to punt the deadline by a month, to December 11.

— Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026