Synonyms of get on

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verb (1)

1

as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs

despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cope
• do
• get by
• get along
• make do
• make ends meet
• manage
• make out
• survive
• make shift
• fare
• shift
• carry on
• afford
• fend for oneself
• eke out
• scrape (by or through)
• scrape (out)
• last
• scrounge
• contrive
• squeeze
• wring
• swing
• wrest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall short
• fail
• collapse
• decline
• give up
• wane
• flounder
• slump
• fizzle
• peter (out)

2

as in to do

to move forward along a course

find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• do
• progress
• proceed
• march
• come
• get along
• go
• come along
• forge
• go off
• go along
• gain ground
• advance
• fare
• pace
• speed
• accelerate
• travel
• push
• approach
• take out
• drive
• repair
• near
• journey
• pass
• run
• propel
• actuate
• fast-forward
• impel
• wend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• stand
• stop
• hold back
• check
• slow (down or up)
• stem
• hinder
• block
• impede
• arrest
• halt
• detain
• suppress
• obstruct
• retard
• delay
• interrupt
• repress
• balk
• inhibit
• stall
• cease
• hamper
• wait
• pause
• nip
• stunt
• let up
• cramp
• regress

get on (to)

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verb (2)

as in to realize

to come to an awareness of

by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realize
• discover
• see
• hear
• learn
• find out
• catch on (to)
• find
• get wind of
• ascertain
• wise (up)
• tumble (to)
• hit (on or upon)
• figure out
• detect
• spot
• encounter
• puzzle (out)
• perceive
• divine
• dope (out)
• calculate
• espy
• discern
• note
• descry
• observe
• mind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• ignore
• overlook
• disregard
• forget
• hide
• cover
• curtain
• conceal
• veil
• mask
• blot out
• screen
• cloak
• unlearn
• blanket
• occult
• shroud
• enshroud

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get on

Verb

Married couples still get on each other’s last nerve, often by doing the thing that drew each of them together. —Belinda Luscombe, Time, 9 May 2025

Reconnect with former colleagues to get on a hiring manager’s radar before a role opens to the general public, Herrity said. —Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 8 May 2025

The winner came on their 94th attempt and 33rd that got on net, showing the shot volume offense that has gotten them to this point. —Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 7 May 2025

Many international trips are booked months in advance, and can be hard to cancel, and so even a traveller who feels antagonized by U.S. policies may in the end get on a plane anyway. —Josh Holder, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025