Synonyms of obtained

obtained

verb

past tense of obtain

as in earned

to receive as return for effort

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• earned
• gained
• won
• reaped
• garnered
• made
• got
• attained
• acquired
• procured
• secured
• landed
• realized
• captured
• achieved
• carried
• brought in
• drew
• came by
• bagged
• pulled down
• knocked down
• accomplished
• accumulated
• scored
• netted
• amassed
• occupied
• annexed
• regained
• recaptured
• cleared
• notched (up)
• grossed
• caught
• took over
• reacquired
• picked up
• racked up
• remade
• reattained

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost
• granted
• paid
• gave
• forfeited
• accorded
• yielded
• surrendered
• gave up
• relinquished
• handed over
• parted (with)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obtained

In response, the association sought and obtained a temporary injunction from Pinellas County court, which found that the owners made unauthorized material alterations to the community’s common-element property. — Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Internal emails, obtained by Penzer through separate litigation, reveal how. — Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

The Republican Party of Virginia was offering a relative discount of $1,000 to $1,500, not including accommodations, according to an email obtained by the AP. — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

In a letter to the campus community obtained by ABC News, UT Austin President Jim Davis announced that the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies would merge into the Department of Social and Cultural Analysis. — Synai Ferrell, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

The offending quote, which NBC News obtained by using The Wayback Machine internet archive, was published by The Jerusalem Post on Saturday. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026

The document, obtained through a public records request, said two key issues in the dispute between the conference and officials from one of its charter members are moot. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

But much of that information could have been obtained simply by looking at the ENCODE dataset that was among the data the model was trained on. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026

In photos obtained by TMZ, the four of them went for smoothies in Los Angeles, with Sweeney keeping it casual in a white T-shirt and jeans. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026