fetching

The word “fetching” has 2 syllables: fetch-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈfɛtʃɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for fetching?

In the thesaurus, “fetching” has 126 synonyms and 75 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for fetching along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for fetching

Antonyms for fetching

Meanings of fetching

  • verb
    1. To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
    2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
    3. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
    4. To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
    5. To take (a breath), to heave (a sigh).
    6. To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
    7. To recall from a swoon; to revive; sometimes with to.
    8. To reduce; to throw.
    9. To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to perform, with certain objects.
    10. To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle.
  • adjective
    1. Attractive; pleasant to regard.
  • noun
    1. The act by which something is fetched.

Example Sentences

  • The puppy is busy fetching the ball from the yard.
  • She looked absolutely fetching in her elegant red dress.
  • He is fetching supplies from the storage room.
  • The program is fetching data from the database.
  • The child kept fetching toys for his little sister.

On this page you'll find 201 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to fetching, such as: Junoesque, abhorrent, abominable, absorbing, aesthetic, aesthetical, alluring.

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