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 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 The Bulldogs got on the board near the end of the first when Keely Watson ran it in from the 7. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 Heaton quickly got on a Zoom with showrunner and creator Jesse McKeown and executive producer and director Jamie Childs, who were location scouting in Newfoundland at the time of the conversation. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Howard said that on one occasion, Rollins got on outfielder Shane Victorino for jogging after a fly ball. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 The Sooners got on the scoreboard in the third quarter when Mateer connected with tight end Rocky Beers on a 17-yard touchdown five plays after Stockton threw his first interception of the season. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026 The Montana Grizzlies scored 31 unanswered points Saturday against UC Davis before the Aggies got on the board just before halftime at UC Davis Health Stadium. — Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026 And then Jeremy got on the Boys From Brazil thing for television, and those commitments are, like, two years. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 Northwestern got on the board first when Chiles scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 43 seconds to play in the first quarter. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got on

Verb

Kaia recently opened up about how her family coped with her brother’s addiction struggles in a Vogue interview.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026
More recently, consumers have coped with higher gasoline prices and shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks that knocked out refineries.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of coped

Verb

The technology has progressed to full-scale demonstrations at Kairos Power’s Oak Ridge campus in Tennessee, where the company’s Hermes Low-Power Demonstration Reactor is under construction.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Gifting or transferring shares after a sale or offering has progressed too far leaves room for the Internal Revenue Service to challenge the valuation.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of progressed

Verb

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
Happily, Yarberry got along well with Doris and her husband, Jon Worrell.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of got along

Verb

Several opposition lawmakers and thousands of supporters marched through the capital and submitted a petition to the chief justice alleging irregularities in the nationwide revision of voter lists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Her shoes were very similar in style to her mother’s, and the pair looked on as Princess Leonor marched in the parade in formal military attire to celebrate completing three years of training.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of marched

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Cybersecurity And Functional Safety Are Converging Cybersecurity and functional safety have traditionally been managed as separate disciplines, although today they are increasingly considered part of the same operational risk environment.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
After the initial disclosure, Acme took several meetings with a mix of studios and filmmakers eager to understand how a project managed to dramatically lower costs.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of managed

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In 2012, Brand took Australian journalist Liz Hayes’ head into his hands during an interview and proceeded to kiss her face and place his hands on her body.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
After cleaning the pizza slicer, an employee proceeded to return it to the pizza cutting table without sanitizing.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026