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get

The word “get” has 1 syllable: get

It's pronounced as /ɡɛt/

What is synonym and antonym for get?

In the thesaurus, “get” has 544 synonyms and 120 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for get

Antonyms for get

  • abide
  • accord
  • ancestor
  • animate
  • antecedent
  • appease
  • approach
  • arrive
  • assure
  • be
  • cheer
  • close
  • collapse
  • come
  • come back
  • comfort
  • conciliate
  • console
  • content
  • continue
  • delight
  • deter
  • discharge
  • discourage
  • disregard
  • dissuade
  • drop
  • dwell
  • enlighten
  • fail
  • fall
  • father
  • flop
  • flunk
  • fold
  • forbear
  • forebear
  • forebearer
  • forefather
  • forfeit
  • forget
  • free
  • gain
  • give
  • give up
  • gladden
  • go down
  • go under
  • grandfather
  • grant
  • gratify
  • hand over
  • heal
  • hit
  • ignore
  • inform
  • land
  • liberate
  • linger
  • lodge
  • loosen
  • lose
  • mend
  • misapprehend
  • misconceive
  • misconstrue
  • misinterpret
  • mislay
  • misperceive
  • misplace
  • misread
  • miss
  • misset
  • mistake
  • misunderstand
  • mollify
  • near
  • neglect
  • oblige
  • overlook
  • pacify
  • parent
  • pass over
  • pay
  • placate
  • please
  • primogenitor
  • progenitor
  • propitiate
  • quiet
  • raise
  • rally
  • reach
  • reassure
  • rebound
  • recoup
  • recover
  • recuperate
  • release
  • relinquish
  • remain
  • restore
  • resurrect
  • resuscitate
  • revive
  • satisfy
  • settle
  • show up
  • snap back
  • solace
  • soothe
  • stay
  • surrender
  • tarry
  • turn up
  • unhand
  • unlearn
  • unsell
  • wash out
  • yield

Meanings of get

  • noun
    1. Offspring.
    2. Lineage.
    3. A difficult return or block of a shot.
    4. Something gained; an acquisition.
    5. A git.
    6. A Jewish writ of divorce.
  • verb
    1. (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.
    2. To receive.
    3. (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes.
    4. To fetch, bring, take.
    5. To become, or cause oneself to become.
    6. To cause to become; to bring about.
    7. To cause to do.
    8. To cause to come or go or move.
    9. To cause to be in a certain status or position.
    10. (with various prepositions, such as into, over, or behind; for specific idiomatic senses see individual entries get into, get over, etc.) To adopt, assume, arrive at, or progress towards (a certain position, location, state).
    11. To cover (a certain distance) while travelling.
    12. To begin (doing something or to do something).
    13. To take or catch (a scheduled transportation service).
    14. To respond to (a telephone call, a doorbell, etc).
    15. (followed by infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).
    16. To understand. (compare get it).
    17. To be told; be the recipient of (a question, comparison, opinion, etc.).
    18. To be. Used to form the passive of verbs.
    19. To become ill with or catch (a disease).
    20. To catch out, trick successfully.
    21. To perplex, stump.
    22. To find as an answer.
    23. To bring to reckoning; to catch (as a criminal); to effect retribution.
    24. To hear completely; catch.
    25. To getter.
    26. To beget (of a father).
    27. To learn; to commit to memory; to memorize; sometimes with out.
    28. Used with a personal pronoun to indicate that someone is being pretentious or grandiose.
    29. To go, to leave; to scram.
    30. To kill.
    31. To make acquisitions; to gain; to profit.
    32. To measure.

Example Sentences

  • I need to get some fresh air after sitting inside all day.
  • Did you get the message I sent this morning?
  • Let’s get something to eat before the movie starts.
  • She worked hard to get where she is today.
  • Don’t forget to get your ticket before the event sells out.

On this page you'll find 664 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to get, such as: abandon, abash, abduct, abide, abscond, absorb, accomplish.

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  • absorb
  • affront
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • anger
  • annoy
  • antagonize
  • attack
  • badger
  • bait
  • ballyrag
  • banquet
  • bite
  • board
  • bolt
  • bother
  • break bread
  • break down
  • break up
  • breakfast
  • bug
  • bullyrag
  • chafe
  • chew
  • chow down
  • condense
  • consume
  • corrode
  • cram
  • crumble
  • decay
  • decimate
  • decompose
  • destroy
  • devastate
  • devil
  • devour
  • dig in
  • digest
  • dine
  • dine out
  • disappear
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disintegrate
  • dispatch
  • dispose of
  • disquiet
  • dissipate
  • dissolve
  • distress
  • down
  • drain
  • enflame
  • enrage
  • erode
  • exasperate
  • exercise
  • exhaust
  • fall to
  • fare
  • feast
  • feast upon
  • feed
  • fret
  • frost
  • gall
  • get
  • get to
  • glut
  • gnaw
  • gobble up
  • gorge
  • gormandize
  • grate
  • graze
  • gripe
  • gulp
  • gum
  • hagride
  • harass
  • harry
  • hassle
  • have a bite
  • have a meal
  • have for
  • heckle
  • incense
  • inflame
  • infuriate
  • ingest
  • inhale
  • insult
  • irk
  • irritate
  • itch
  • lap
  • lick
  • liquefy
  • lunch
  • madden
  • make pig of oneself
  • masticate
  • melt
  • mess
  • miff
  • munch
  • nag
  • nark
  • nettle
  • nibble
  • nosh
  • nurse
  • offend
  • outrage
  • overeat
  • overfeed
  • partake
  • partake of
  • peck at
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pick
  • picnic
  • pig out
  • pique
  • plague
  • polish off
  • pork out
  • provoke
  • put away
  • put down
  • put out
  • rankle
  • rasp
  • refresh
  • regale
  • relish
  • repast
  • rile
  • roil
  • rot
  • rouse
  • rub the wrong way
  • ruffle
  • ruin
  • ruminate
  • run through
  • rust
  • savor
  • savour
  • scarf
  • scoff
  • slop
  • snack
  • spill
  • spite
  • squander
  • sup
  • swallow
  • swill
  • take food
  • take in
  • take nourishment
  • taste
  • tease
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • vanish
  • vex
  • victual
  • waste
  • waste away
  • wear on
  • wolf
  • worry
  • wreck

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