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Synonyms for get going
verb start

do
inaugurate
prepare
lead
launch
establish
make
go into
introduce
go ahead
initiate
produce

undertake
set up
found
create
open
commence
generate
activate
institute
actualize
mount
originate

drive
induce
effect
impel
trigger
eventuate
occasion
motivate
cause
instigate
break the ice
bring about

bring to pass
embark on
enter on
enter upon
break ground
give birth to
give impulse
lay foundation for
make active
plunge into
set about
set in motion

Antonyms for get going

destroy
ignore
cease
ruin
prevent
dissuade
repress

complete
consummate
fail
lose
neglect
close
end

stop
finish
halt
conclude
check
discourage
die

Synonyms
verb come into being; become functional

emerge
take off
set
appear
rise
come out
commence
start
enter

happen
occur
sail
sprout
spring
originate
emanate
arise
dawn

germinate
bud
derive from
be born
come forth
come into existence
crop up
get show on road
get under way

grow out of
issue forth
kick off
make tick
proceed from
result from
send off
stem from

Antonyms

disappear
hide
complete
consummate

leave
end
finish
stop

die
shrink
conclude

Synonyms
verb start action

initiate
begin
inaugurate
take up
launch
originate

open
arise
embark on
enter upon
come into being
come into existence

get cracking
get show on road
hit the ground running
jump into
kick off
lead off

start the ball rolling
tear into
get one’s feet wet

Antonyms

complete
cease
close

conclude
end
finish

stop

Synonyms
verb interconnect; bring into operation

lock
join
activate
dovetail

energize
interact
interlock
attach

interlace
mesh
fasten
apply

interplay
intermesh
switch on

Antonyms

disconnect
disunite
detach
banish
eject
oust
release
refuse
reject

shun
break up
surrender
defuse
unlink
unfasten
discharge
dismiss
expel

fire
let go
decline
break off
give up
yield
cancel

Synonyms
verb bring into being

begin
organize
raise
form
launch
create
plant

construct
start
settle
erect
initiate
establish
fashion

institute
fix
originate
constitute
inaugurate
endow
commence

ring in
settle up
start the ball rolling
start up

Antonyms

complete
destroy
disorder
disorganize
demolish
raze
ignore

ruin
unsettle
cease
conclude
end
finish
die

stop
neglect
break
disestablish
upset
confuse

Synonyms
verb hurry

hustle
get a move on
get cracking

get it on
hop to it
look alive

make it snappy
shake a leg
snap to it

step on it

Synonyms
verb advance, proceed physically

fly
retire
travel
move
leave
pass
progress
flee
fare
repair
hightail
lam
depart

quit
wend
escape
mosey
near
journey
exit
hie
withdraw
cruise
decamp
approach
vamoose

abscond
split
beat it
get off
hit the road
light out
pull out
push off
shove off
take off
bug out
get away
get lost

make a break for it
make for
move out
push on
run along
run away
set off
skip out
take a hike
take a powder
take flight
take leave
make one’s way

Antonyms

remain
wait
create
surrender
face

stay
stop
arrive
come
enter

continue
break
disagree
mismatch
be born

Synonyms
verb be in motion, put in motion

propel
migrate
walk
jump
go
carry
ship
transport
blow
proceed
transfer
travel
cross
relocate
run

drift
progress
change
fly
advance
shift
flow
drive
remove
leave
switch
withdraw
push
climb
traverse

depart
actuate
quit
glide
leap
exit
split
scram
stir
roll
march
transpose
bustle
hurry
crawl

disturb
shove
impel
budge
position
dislocate
get off
pull out
take off
locomote
get away
go away
head for
off-load
skip out

Antonyms

decrease
remain
cease
walk
retreat
retrogress
dissuade
repress
wait
dally
calm

delay
slow
pause
dishearten
hold
keep
stay
face
decline
stop
come

halt
continue
discourage
arrive
enter
leave alone
rest
order
fix

Synonyms
verb motivate, influence

convert
propel
lead
bring
shift
drive
carry
turn
push
operate
start
activate
prompt

inspire
actuate
agitate
persuade
touch
quicken
impel
suggest
incite
submit
recommend
impress
sway

instigate
urge
propose
advocate
excite
introduce
strike
induce
inspirit
affect
rouse
cause
shove

stir
budge
stimulate
bring up
draw up
give rise to
play on
prevail upon
put forward
tug at
work on

Antonyms

remain
dissuade
repress
prevent
calm
lull
quiet
tranquilize
hinder

suppress
slow
delay
pause
dishearten
hold
keep
lose
discourage

stop
halt
dull
leave alone
oppose
fix
stay

Synonyms
verb arrange, systematize

run
formulate
form
set up
create
construct
coordinate
regulate
establish
fashion
frame
constitute

shape
mold
tabulate
compose
group
fit
codify
dispose
pigeonhole
catalogue
adjust
combine

adapt
harmonize
classify
standardize
tailor
correlate
straighten
range
settle
marshal
get together
put together

methodize
be responsible for
lick into shape
line up
look after
put in order
see to
straighten out
take care of
whip into shape

Antonyms

destroy
ruin
disarrange
disperse
scatter
mix up

disorganize
disorder
disconnect
break
upset
disturb

confuse
unfit
differ
move

Synonyms
verb help out

come through
aid
attack
begin
buckle down
chip in
commence
contribute

cooperate
do
fall to
help
launch
participate
subscribe
tackle

volunteer
contribute work
get cracking
go to it
help; get busy
hop to it
join in
jump in

lend a hand
plunge into
set about
set to
tee off
wade in
do one’s bit

Antonyms

hinder

prevent

hurt

Synonyms
verb physically or mentally carry on, carry out

advance
go on
get
travel
continue
pass

progress
go ahead
fare
repair
march
wend

journey
hie
press on
get on with
get under way
make a start

move on
move out
push on
set in motion

Antonyms

retreat
retrogress
decrease
cease
discontinue

wait
halt
stop
yield
fail

lose
finish
stay
return

Synonyms
verb stimulate, excite

work up
disturb
provoke
trigger
incite
rile
agitate
inflame
startle
arouse
heighten
galvanize
kindle
awaken

stir
whip up
urge
move
pique
redouble
vivify
anger
rally
animate
waken
craze
quicken
aggravate

enliven
exhilarate
whet
instigate
needle
magnify
rise
wake
deepen
intensify
bug
foment
challenge
enhance

mount
pep up
fire up
wake up
innervate
bestir
ask for it
innerve
intensate
key up
make waves
steam up

Antonyms

dissuade
appease
calm
comfort
pacify
quiet
soothe
deter
lull
tranquilize
dishearten
regress

weaken
slow
soften
decrease
lessen
slump
nap
sleep
discourage
make happy
please
halt

stop
put out
fix
dull
dampen
lower
decline
drop
fall
disenchant

Synonyms
verb begin; come into existence

issue
appear
launch
open
create
introduce
leave
initiate
set up
found
inaugurate

establish
commence
rise
depart
engender
institute
spring
incite
originate
arise
pioneer

embark
arouse
activate
light
rouse
instigate
enter upon
go ahead
hit the road
sally forth
turn on

come into being
get under way
lay foundation
make a beginning
see light
set in motion
set out
take first step
take the plunge

Antonyms

hide
cease
destroy
ruin
prevent
calm
complete

ignore
hold
keep
end
finish
stop
close

conclude
stay
halt
dull
die

Synonyms
verb get out of bed

arise
get up
turn out

greet the day
pile out
roll out

shake a leg
wake up
up and at ’em

Synonyms
interj go away

scoot
scram
beat it
begone
bug off

get out
out of the way
git
shoo
away with you

be off
be off with you
get out from under my feet
get out of my sight
get out of my way

off with you
out with you

Synonyms
verb excite, provoke

prompt
inspire
trigger
vitalize
encourage
arouse
spark
spur
quicken
foster
activate
move
pique
vivify

animate
hook
enliven
incite
motivate
goad
send
exhilarate
whet
prod
instigate
urge
elate
galvanize

fire
jazz
inflame
fan
rouse
spirit
foment
energize
impel
perk
grab
support
juice
set up

turn on
work up
dynamize
innervate
commove
build a fire under
fire up
get one going
get one started
innerve
key up
steam up
stir up
wake up

Antonyms

dissuade
block
dishearten
release
tire
delay

deter
calm
halt
stop
discourage
neglect

let go
bore
dull
depress
dampen

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.