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Synonyms for get
verb come into possession of; achieve

pull
earn
land
receive
win
make
draw
pick up
bring
score
take
have
grab
obtain
realize

gain
secure
elicit
attain
parlay
extract
capture
accomplish
glean
wangle
snag
access
net
educe
hustle

annex
acquire
effect
procure
snowball
compass
reap
extort
cop
clear
inherit
bag
evoke
fetch
bring in

build up
buy off
chalk up
come by
rack up
buy into
buy out
cash in on
clean up
get hands on
lock up
make a buy
make a killing
snap up
succeed to

Antonyms for get

forfeit
disallow
refuse
reject
release
avoid
repress
surrender
relinquish
overtake
overthrow
give in
misconstrue
misunderstand

dissuade
calm
soothe
push
repel
repulse
lose
spend
throw away
fail
give
offer
stop
drop

give up
let go
abandon
free
miss
pass
yield
depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb fall victim to

receive
catch
take
accept

sicken
succumb
contract
come down with

be afflicted with
be given
be smitten by
become infected with

get sick

Antonyms

misunderstand
refuse
reject
disallow
overtake
overthrow
give in
surrender
misconstrue

dissuade
calm
soothe
give
offer
lose
fail
miss
pass

yield
depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
please
understand
be immune

Synonyms
verb seize

catch
beat
grab
take
nab

capture
secure
bag
apprehend
defeat

nail
arrest
trap
occupy
collar

overcome
overpower
lay hold of
lay one’s hands on

Antonyms

release
misunderstand
liberate
surrender
overtake
overthrow
give in
misconstrue
dissuade

calm
soothe
let go
lose
give up
unfasten
encourage
yield
fail

miss
pass
depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
please
understand
be immune

Synonyms
verb come to be

run
realize
turn

go
become
grow

wax
attain
achieve

effect
come over
develop into

Antonyms

overtake
overthrow
give in
surrender
misconstrue
misunderstand
dissuade
calm

soothe
halt
stop
fail
lose
miss
pass
yield

depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb understand

receive
pick up
see
hear
know
learn

catch
follow
gain
notice
memorize
acquire

fathom
perceive
comprehend
take in
work out
look at

catch on to
figure out
get into one’s head

Antonyms

release
ignore
misunderstand
overtake
overthrow
give in
surrender
misconstrue
dissuade

calm
soothe
spend
free
neglect
overlook
miss
lose
misinterpret

fail
pass
yield
depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb arrive

advance
land
show

reach
come
converge

show up
turn up
come to

blow in
draw near
make it

Antonyms

recede
retreat
overtake
overthrow
give in
surrender
misconstrue
misunderstand

dissuade
calm
soothe
fail
lose
depart
go
leave

miss
pass
yield
mismanage
discourage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb contact for communication

reach

get in touch

Antonyms

overtake
overthrow
give in
surrender
misconstrue
misunderstand
dissuade

calm
soothe
fail
lose
miss
pass
yield

depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb arrange, manage desired goal

make
order
fit
prepare

dispose
fix
contrive
straighten

wangle
adjust
succeed
ready

dress
make up

Antonyms

prevent
disallow
disorganize
ignore
disarrange
disorder
destroy
overtake
overthrow
give in

surrender
misconstrue
misunderstand
dissuade
calm
soothe
neglect
disturb
fail
lose

miss
pass
yield
depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb convince, induce

draw
urge
wheedle
prompt
coax

compel
influence
beg
pressure
persuade

press
provoke
sway
bring around
argue into

prevail upon
talk into
win over

Antonyms

dissuade
prevent
hinder
overtake
overthrow
give in
surrender
misconstrue
misunderstand

calm
soothe
discourage
halt
stop
leave alone
fail
lose
miss

pass
yield
depart
leave
mismanage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb have an effect on

carry
move
satisfy
gratify
excite
prompt

inspire
entertain
bias
influence
amuse
impress

sway
strike
arouse
predispose
bend
touch

affect
stir
stimulate
dispose
stir up

Antonyms

anger
disappoint
dissuade
frustrate
annoy
calm
lull
quiet
tire
overtake
overthrow

give in
surrender
misconstrue
misunderstand
soothe
upset
disturb
bore
discourage
leave alone
fail

lose
miss
pass
yield
depart
leave
mismanage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb produce offspring

produce
sire

breed
procreate

propagate
beget

generate

Antonyms

destroy
overtake
overthrow
give in
surrender
misconstrue
misunderstand
dissuade

calm
soothe
kill
fail
lose
miss
pass
yield

depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
please
understand

Synonyms
verb irritate, upset

try
annoy
aggravate
exasperate
peeve

bother
burn
vex
nettle
pique

rile
irk
gall
provoke
bug

put out
rub the wrong way
get someone’s goat

Antonyms

aid
soothe
appease
mollify
delight
overtake
overthrow
give in
surrender

misconstrue
misunderstand
dissuade
calm
make happy
please
help
fail
lose

miss
pass
yield
depart
leave
mismanage
discourage
understand

Usage Notes

For nearly 400 years, forms of get have been used with a following past participle to form the passive voice: She got engaged when she was 19. He won’t get accepted with those grades. This use of get rather than of forms of to be in the passive is found today chiefly in speech and informal writing. In British English got is the regular past participle of get, and gotten survives only in a few set phrases, such as ill-gotten gains. In American English gotten, although occasionally criticized, is an alternative standard past participle in most senses, especially in the senses “to receive” or “to acquire”: I have gotten (or got) all that I ever hoped for. Have or has got in the sense “must” has been in use since the early 19th century; often the have or has is contracted: You’ve got to carry your passport at all times. The use of have (or has) got in the sense of “to possess” goes back to the 15th century; it is also frequently contracted: She’s got a master’s degree in biology. These uses are occasionally criticized as redundant on the grounds that have alone expresses the meaning adequately, but they are well established and fully standard in all varieties of speech and writing. In some contexts in American English, substituting gotten for got produces a change in meaning: She’s got (possesses) a new job. She’s gotten (has aquired) a new job. He’s got to (must) attend the wedding. He’s gotten to (has been allowed or enabled to) attend. The children have got (are suffering from) the measles. The children have gotten (have caught) the measles. The use of got without have or has to mean “must” (I got to buy a new suit) is characteristic of the most relaxed, informal speech and does not occur in edited writing except in representations of speech. Gotta is a pronunciation spelling representing this use.