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obtain

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of obtain

to receive as return for effort

after years of proving herself, she obtained recognition as a serious journalist

Synonyms of obtain

acquire, attain, bag, bring in, capture, carry, come by, draw, earn, gain, garner, get, knock down, land, make, procure, pull down, realize, reap, secure, win

Words Related to obtain

clear, gross, net

accomplish, achieve, notch (up), score

accumulate, amass, draw, rack up

annex, occupy, take over

reacquire, reattain, recapture, regain, remake

Near Antonyms of obtain

accord, give, grant, pay

give up, hand over, part (with), relinquish, surrender, yield

Antonyms of obtain

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