getting

The word “getting” has 2 syllables: get-ting

It's pronounced as /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for getting?

In the thesaurus, “getting” has 532 synonyms and 110 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for getting

abandoning
abashing
abducting
absconding
absorbing
accomplishing
accumulating
achieving
acquainting
acquiring
addling
addressing
adjourning
advising
affronting
aggravating
agitating
alluring
altering
amassing
angering
annexing
annihilating
annoying
antagonizing
appreciating
apprehending
apprising
arguing
arresting
ascertaining
assassinating
assimilating
attaining
attracting
badgering
baffling
bagging
bailing
bailing out
baiting
ballyragging
bamboozling
baying
bearing
beating
beating it
becoming
befogging
befuddling
begetting
beguiling
beholding
bemusing
besting
bettering
bewildering
blandishing
blarneying
blotting out
blowing away
blowing out
bombing
booking
bothering
brainwashing
breaking
briefing
bringing
bringing around
bringing in
buffaloing
buggering off
bugging
bugging off
bugging out
bullyragging
bumping off
burying
butchering
buzzing
cajoling
calling
capping
capturing
carrying
carrying off
catching
chafing
chagrining
changing
chewing over
claiming
clasping
clearing
clearing off
clearing out
clobbering
clueing
cluing
clutching
coaxing
cognizing
collaring
coming
coming by
compassing
comprehending
conceiving
confounding
confusing
conquering
contacting
contracting
conversing
converting
convincing
copping
cornering
corralling
cozening
creaming
croaking
crushing
cutting down
cutting out
debating
decamping
deceiving
deciphering
decoding
defeating
deluding
departing
descrying
deserting
destroying
detaining
detecting
determining
deviling
devilling
digesting
digging
digging out
digging up
discerning
discombobulating
discomfiting
discomforting
discomposing
disconcerting
discountenancing
discovering
discussing
dismaying
disorienting
dispatching
disputing
disquieting
distressing
disturbing
doing away with
doing down
doing in
drawing
drubbing
duping
earning
eating
eclipsing
eliminating
embarrassing
emigrating
enflaming
engendering
enlightening
enmeshing
enraging
ensnaring
entangling
enticing
entrapping
entreating
eradicating
escaping
espying
evacuating
examining
exasperating
exceeding
excelling
executing
exercising
exhorting
exiting
exterminating
failing
familiarizing
fast-talking
fathering
fathoming
fazing
felling
filling in
finding
finding out
finishing
fisting
flattening
fleeing
flourishing
flummoxing
flustering
flying
fooling
forsaking
foxing
fretting
frosting
fuddling
gaining
galling
garnering
gendering
generating
getting around
getting hold of
getting in touch with
getting off
getting out
getting the better of
getting the hang of
getting to
glomming
gloving
going
going off
going out
grabbing
grappling
grasping
grating
graveling
gravelling
griping
gripping
grokking
grossing
growing
gulling
hagriding
haltering
harassing
harrying
hassling
hearing
heckling
hitting the road
hoaxing
holding
hoodwinking
hooking
humbugging
icing
imbibing
immeshing
incensing
inclining
inducing
inflaming
influencing
informing
infuriating
instructing
insulting
interesting
intuiting
irking
irritating
itching
keeping in touch with
kidnaping
kidnapping
killing
knocking down
knocking for a loop
knocking off
knocking over
knowing
landing
languishing
lassoing
leading on
learning
licking
lighting out
liquidating
locating
looking for
luring
maddening
making
making out
massacring
mastering
mazing
memorizing
meshing
metamorphosing
miffing
misguiding
misleading
mizzling
modifying
mooting
mortifying
moving
muddling
muddying
multiplying
murdering
mutating
mystifying
nabbing
nagging
nailing
narking
netting
nettling
neutralizing
nobbling
nonplusing
nonplussing
nosing out
notifying
obtaining
occupying
offending
offing
outdistancing
outdoing
outfighting
outraging
outshining
outstripping
overbearing
overcoming
overmatching
overpersuading
overpowering
overthrowing
overtopping
overwhelming
parting
peeling off
peeving
penetrating
perceiving
perplexing
persecuting
persuading
perturbing
pestering
phoning
picking up
picking up on
piercing
pipping
piquing
plaguing
posing
procreating
procuring
producing
prompting
propagating
provoking
pulling down
pulling out
pulling stakes
pulling up stakes
pushing off
pushing on
putting away
putting out
puzzling
quitting
racking up
rankling
rapping
rasping
rattling
reaching
reacquiring
realizing
reaping
reattaining
recapturing
recognizing
regaining
registering
remaking
removing
rending
reproducing
retiring
retreating
riling
roiling
roping
rousing
routing
rubbing out
rubbing the wrong way
ruffling
rummaging
running
running along
running away
running down
satisfying
savvying
scaring up
scarpering
scatting
scoring
scramming
securing
seducing
seeing
seeking
seizing
selling
sensing
setting out
shellacking
shooting
shooting down
sighting
sinking
siring
skinning
skipping
skunking
slaughtering
slaying
smiting
smoking
snagging
snaring
snatching
snowing
snowing under
snuffing
spawning
spiting
spotting
starting
stepping out
sticking
stopping
striking out
stringing along
studying
stumping
stunning
subduing
subjugating
succeeding
surmounting
surpassing
swaying
sweeping
taking
taking a hike
taking a powder
taking a walk
taking in
taking off
taking out
taking over
teasing
telephoning
telling
tempting
terminating
thrashing
topping
transcending
transfiguring
transforming
transmuting
trapping
tricking
trimming
trouncing
turning
turning up
twigging
understanding
undoing
unearthing
unhinging
unseating
unsettling
upending
upsetting
urging
vacating
vamoosing
vanquishing
vexing
walking out
walloping
waxing
weakening
wearing on
weirding out
whacking
wheedling
whipping
wilting
winning
wiping out
withdrawing
withering
worrying
worsening
worsting
wresting
zapping

Antonyms for getting

abiding
according
animating
appeasing
approaching
arriving
assuring
being
cheering
closing
collapsing
comforting
coming
coming back
conciliating
consoling
contenting
continuing
delighting
deterring
discharging
discouraging
disregarding
dissuading
dropping
dwelling
enlightening
failing
falling
flopping
flunking
folding
forfeiting
forgetting
freeing
gaining
giving
giving up
gladdening
going down
going under
granting
gratifying
handing over
healing
hitting
ignoring
informing
landing
liberating
lingering
lodging
loosening
losing
mending
mis-setting
misapprehending
misconceiving
misconstruing
misinterpreting
mislaying
misperceiving
misplacing
misreading
missetting
missing
mistaking
misunderstanding
mollifying
nearing
neglecting
obliging
overlooking
pacifying
passing over
paying
placating
pleasing
propitiating
quieting
raising
rallying
reaching
reassuring
rebounding
recouping
recovering
recuperating
releasing
relinquishing
remaining
restoring
resurrecting
resuscitating
reviving
satisfying
settling
showing up
snapping back
solacing
soothing
staying
surrendering
tarrying
turning up
unhanding
unlearning
unselling
washing out
yielding

Meanings of getting

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.
noun
1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.

Example Sentences

She’s getting better at playing the piano every day.
He was getting ready for work when the phone rang.
They’re getting excited about the upcoming trip.
I’m getting tired of waiting for the bus.
The weather is getting colder as winter approaches.

On this page you'll find 642 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to getting, such as: abandoning, abashing, abducting, abiding, absconding, absorbing, accomplishing.

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