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Synonyms for get to
verb annoy

bother
provoke
irritate
pester
needle
nag
exasperate

get
peeve
tease
dog
vex
nettle
pique

bum
irk
hack
gall
grate
bug
pick on

wig
be at
be on the back of
drive up the wall
give a hard time
get on one’s nerves

Antonyms for get to

aid
delight
calm
soothe
appease

gladden
mollify
soften
alleviate
improve

help
please
make happy
relieve

Synonyms
verb disturb, trouble someone

work up
disturb
perturb
excite
alarm
confuse
distract
inflame
fluster
incite
disconcert

move
examine
arouse
debate
craze
discompose
ventilate
disquiet
bug
worry
ferment

stir
dispute
ruffle
flurry
spook
trouble
rouse
discuss
upset
unhinge
argue

stimulate
egg on
turn on
bug up
burn up
make flip
psych
push buttons

Antonyms

appease
calm
comfort
pacify
quiet
reassure

soothe
organize
tranquilize
explain
lull
discourage

order
clarify
agree
go along
please
not bother

Synonyms
verb horrify

alarm
amaze
astound
awe
daunt
disconcert

dishearten
dismay
faze
frighten
insult
intimidate

outrage
petrify
scare
shake
shock
terrify

throw
unnerve
consternate
gross out

Antonyms

comfort
reassure

encourage
satisfy

Synonyms
verb come to a destination

land
appear
visit
reach
turn up
enter
report
show up
hit
show

alight
access
dismount
attain
buzz
disembark
barge in
check in
drop in
pull in

take place
blow in
bob up
breeze in
bust in
clock in
drop anchor
fall by
fall in
hit town

make it
make the scene
pop in
pop up
punch the clock
roll in
sign in
sky in
wind up at

Antonyms

hide
conceal
disappear
fail

lose
depart
go
leave

miss
abandon

Synonyms
verb request silence, action, or inaction for money

buy off
seduce
entice
tempt
corrupt
instigate
lure
buy

coax
suborn
tamper
influence
tip
lubricate
sugar
fix

pervert
square
reward
approach
soap
get at
pay off
buy back

do business
grease palm
make a deal
oil palm
sweeten the pot
take care of

Antonyms

straighten
turn off

repulse
leave alone

Synonyms
verb depress, unnerve

discourage
dishearten
unsettle
dampen
dispirit
upset
disorganize
disturb
cripple
deject

daunt
debilitate
embarrass
disconcert
sap
undermine
weaken
unzip
discountenance
rattle

nonplus
muddle
enfeeble
snarl
abash
shake
jumble
disparage
disorder
damp

disarrange
chill
blow up
unman
blow out
psych out
send up
take apart
take steam out
unglue

Antonyms

hearten
organize
calm
comfort
soothe
aid
assist
sanction
placate

educate
enlighten
explain
uplift
moralize
purify
encourage
inspirit
compose

order
please
help
strengthen
approve
clear up
arrange
boost
make good

Synonyms
verb shake up; confuse

discomfit
disturb
unsettle
perplex
bewilder
discombobulate
puzzle
perturb
agitate
frustrate

baffle
confound
embarrass
demoralize
hinder
discompose
discountenance
ruffle
faze
nonplus

upset
unbalance
undo
rattle
abash
disarrange
fluster
balk
trouble
bug

worry
foul up
put off
psych out
take aback
throw off balance
upset apple cart

Antonyms

calm
comfort
quiet
soothe
enlighten
explain

aid
assist
permit
order
clarify
clear up

please
encourage
help
support
approve

Synonyms
verb disappoint, fill with consternation

dispirit
rattle
frighten
puzzle
unnerve
agitate
confound
shake
horrify
terrify
dumbfound
disillusion
bewilder

flummox
appall
daunt
disquiet
perplex
bother
disconcert
nonplus
disturb
fluster
embarrass
mystify
discourage

dishearten
faze
alarm
upset
scare
paralyze
discomfit
discompose
distress
terrorize
affright
snafu
unhinge

abash
throw
chill
foul up
mess up
put off
screw up
louse up
muck up
take aback
throw into a tizzy

Antonyms

appease
placate
soothe
calm
comfort
gladden
explain
quiet
enlighten

delight
explicate
embolden
aid
hearten
reassure
incite
clarify
encourage

clear up
make happy
please
help
inspirit
settle
order
assure

Synonyms
verb worry, upset

desolate
afflict
agonize
wound
strap
strain
torment
irritate
hound
depress
nag
injure
sadden
disquiet

harass
vex
eat
irk
pester
pain
perplex
torture
get
needle
stress
hurt
break
plague

aggrieve
trouble
bug
disturb
miff
peeve
bother
grieve
dog
oppress
try
ail
discombobulate
harry

push
weigh
rack
pick on
burn up
do a number on
give a hard time
make it tough for
nit-pick
push buttons
tick off
be on one’s case

Antonyms

aid
comfort
heal
appease
calm
placate
soothe
delight
assuage
assist

mend
gladden
dissuade
hide
ignore
build
help
cure
make happy
please

leave alone
cheer
fix
support
relieve
discourage
be happy
neglect

Synonyms
verb carry out, accomplish

bring about
enforce
achieve
implement
realize
enact
secure
effectuate
conclude
actuate
buy
sell
render

perform
actualize
make
cause
begin
unzip
complete
invoke
procure
induce
produce
generate
execute

conceive
yield
initiate
consummate
fulfill
create
bring off
bring on
draw on
get across
turn out
carry through
do a number

do the job
do the trick
do to a T
give rise to
make it
make waves
pull it off
put across
turn the trick
do one’s thing

Antonyms

hinder
prevent
destroy
ruin
deny
disallow
refuse
veto

ignore
halt
stop
neglect
fail
lose
give up
discourage

end
finish
close
forget
miss
overlook

Synonyms
verb upset, perturb

mystify
perplex
bewilder
discombobulate
nonplus
confuse
muddle
distract
confound

agitate
unhinge
discompose
ruffle
disturb
frustrate
rattle
disquiet
bother

puzzle
excite
heat
flip
flurry
hassle
spook
hurry
addle

craze
work up
fuddle
make nervous
make waves
psych
stir up
throw off balance

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
explicate
educate
organize
calm
soothe

appease
comfort
pacify
quiet
aid
clear up
clarify

order
compose
help
please
settle

Synonyms
verb badger

burn
raid
tease
intimidate
pester
torment
persecute
heckle
hassle
hound
maraud
bait
distress

exhaust
strain
vex
foray
worry
devil
tire
beleaguer
irritate
eat
attack
irk
annoy

pain
perplex
exasperate
bullyrag
disturb
despoil
gnaw
plague
macerate
trouble
weary
bug
bedevil

stress
bother
try
harry
fatigue
ride
give a bad time
give a hard time
jerk around
noodge
work on
rattle one’s cage

Antonyms

aid
assist
delight
calm
comfort
soothe
invigorate
refresh

placate
reassure
activate
energize
assuage
explain
facilitate
help

encourage
make happy
please
build
support
clarify
clear up

Synonyms
verb encourage, provoke

urge
abet
rouse
arouse
inspire
whip up
motivate
exhort
agitate
inflame
encourage
trigger
prompt

provoke
spur
instigate
foment
activate
force
actuate
persuade
further
animate
craze
raise
goad

solicit
taunt
forward
set
prick
influence
excite
induce
inspirit
promote
coax
drive
impel

push
stimulate
egg on
juice
work up
set off
fan the fire
key up
psych
put up to
stir up
talk into

Antonyms

dissuade
deter
calm
lull
quiet
soothe
tranquilize
block

prevent
impede
hinder
repress
suppress
cease
delay
deaden

prohibit
discourage
depress
dampen
halt
stop
check
finish

Synonyms
verb aggravate; rub the wrong way

annoy
disturb
peeve
bother
inconvenience
irritate
rile

vex
gall
provoke
ruffle
miff
bug
nettle

harass
incommode
abrade
rasp
discommode
trouble
eat

fret
put out
get on nerves
give a hard time
make waves

Antonyms

aid
soothe
calm
assist

delight
appease
mollify
make happy

please
help

Synonyms
verb arrive, aim at

go
meet
head
move
reach

advance
proceed
bear
attain
catch

progress
light out
strike out
take off
arrive at

arrive in time
break for
set out

Antonyms

retreat
retrogress
decrease
destroy
raze
ruin
dissuade
prevent
demote

renounce
deny
disallow
refuse
refute
veto
measure
stay
stop

miss
halt
lose
crush
discourage
calculate
fail

Synonyms
verb catch; pass

beat
overwhelm
befall
outstrip
outdo

outdistance
engulf
hit
reach
better

strike
overhaul
happen
come upon
catch up with

gain on
get past
leave behind
take by surprise

Antonyms

lose
fail

miss
fall behind

Synonyms
verb confuse, mix up

mystify
confound
complicate
dumbfound
bewilder
perturb
befuddle
puzzle
astound

baffle
encumber
astonish
surprise
nonplus
entangle
muck
discompose
stump

discombobulate
rattle
pose
thicken
muddle
balk
ravel
involve
thwart

fog
beset
jumble
tangle
stumble
buffalo
muddy the waters
snarl up

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
explicate
calm
aid
assist

exclude
untangle
soothe
organize
clear up
clarify

bore
help
expect
untwist
order

Synonyms
verb bother, harass

bedevil
annoy
nag
tease
hector
irk
torment
hassle
hound

badger
disturb
nudge
beleaguer
ride
tantalize
dog
insist
remind

plague
importune
harry
provoke
bug
worry
fret
get at
be at

drive crazy
drive up the wall
mess with
pick at
work on
get in one’s hair
get on one’s nerves

Antonyms

delight
appease
calm
comfort
pacify

reassure
soothe
aid
assist
make happy

please
forget
help

Synonyms
verb nag, provoke

badger
bait
blame
bully
carp

cavil
criticize
foment
get at
goad

hector
incite
instigate
quibble
start

tease
torment
find fault

Antonyms

compliment

praise

Synonyms
verb baffle, confuse

mystify
disturb
complicate
stump
perplex
bewilder
flummox
rattle
befuddle

nonplus
bemuse
disconcert
distract
frustrate
confound
amaze
flabbergast
dumbfound

stumble
floor
beat
stir
pose
snow
addle
foil
obscure

throw
bamboozle
discombobulate
put off
befog
buffalo
profundicate
psych out

Antonyms

enlighten
explain
explicate
appease
calm
comfort

soothe
facilitate
aid
assist
elucidate
clear up

help
clarify
lose
illustrate
unravel
not care

Synonyms
verb disconcert, upset someone

disturb
bewilder
faze
frighten
bother
unnerve
confuse
distract

confound
shake
embarrass
scare
discomfit
discompose
discountenance
perplex

discombobulate
nonplus
flummox
muddle
addle
perturb
abash
throw

put off
put out
psych out
put out of countenance
rattle one’s cage

Antonyms

calm
comfort
reassure
soothe
organize
explain

gladden
enlighten
educate
appease
placate
order

clear up
help
please
clarify

Synonyms
verb arrive at

hit
show
make
attain
enter
arrive
come

land
overtake
check in
get in
show up
turn up
sign in

come to
catch up to
clock in
gain on
get as far as
hit town
make it

make the scene
ring in
roll in
wind up at

Antonyms

deny
refuse
veto
fail

lose
abandon
stop
depart

go
leave
miss

Synonyms
verb stretch to; touch

end
lead
make
go
contact
stand
pass
strike
join
approach

attain
shoot
buck
overtake
span
seize
equal
hand
lunge
strain

spread
grasp
encompass
come at
come up to
go on
hold out
put out
carry to
continue to

extend to
feel for
get a hold of
get hold of
go as far as
go to
make contact with
pass along
roll on
shake hands

Antonyms

create
deny
refuse
veto
surrender
compress

release
fall behind
lose
stop
fail
miss

leave
concentrate
let go
depart

Synonyms
verb communicate with

get
move
maintain
contact

affect
approach
touch
influence

sway
get in touch
get through
keep in contact

keep in touch

Antonyms

dissuade
depart
leave

discourage
go
fail

lose
miss

Synonyms
verb present oneself

arrive
reach
appear

show
come
show up

turn up
be at hand
be present

clock in

Antonyms

disappear
hide
conceal

suppress
depart
go

leave

Synonyms
verb irritate

aggravate
anger
annoy
bother

bug
disturb
enrage
infuriate

irk
needle
pester
rattle

drive up the wall
get on one’s nerves
get under one’s skin
ruffle one’s feathers

Synonyms
verb upset, irritate

annoy
rattle
disturb
irk
stump
perturb
disconcert
agitate
gall
torment
anger

unsettle
provoke
worry
floor
disquiet
vex
abrade
stir
browbeat
bully
confuse

excite
flurry
wear
fluster
trouble
fret
chafe
cow
intimidate
bother
flummox

nettle
peeve
harass
bluster
put off
put out
shake up
fuddle
throw into tizzy
rattle one’s cage

Antonyms

soothe
appease
explain
calm
comfort
lull
quiet
tranquilize

delight
aid
assist
pacify
please
help
cheer
encourage

make happy
compose
order
settle
clear up
leave alone
smooth

Synonyms
verb bribe

buy
influence
fix

reach
lubricate
square

have
corrupt
rig

manipulate
buy off

Antonyms

leave alone

Synonyms
verb have an effect on

disturb
inspire
excite
move
influence
upset
mark

stroke
impress
strike
affect
grab
stir
melt

soften
arouse
carry
sway
stimulate
quicken
feel out

get through to
make an impression
strike a chord
tug at the heart

Antonyms

calm
pacify
quiet
dissuade

cower
order
discourage
lose

shrink
shy away
secrete

Synonyms
verb bother, worry

annoy
disturb
perplex
afflict
sadden
disconcert
perturb
upset
irritate
strain
agitate
irk

plague
vex
burden
torment
concern
pester
stress
disoblige
pain
distress
grieve
inconvenience

disquiet
discompose
try
ail
harass
spook
discommode
harry
bug
fret
flip out
put out

burn up
drive up the wall
give a bad time
give a hard time
impose on
make a fuss
make a scene
make waves
psych
stir up

Antonyms

aid
soothe
calm
comfort
quiet

delight
assist
make happy
please
order

help
support
be content
be happy

Synonyms
verb upset, intimidate

dismay
discourage
dishearten
unsettle
dispirit
bewilder
perturb
rattle
frighten
disconcert

distract
confound
chill
undermine
agitate
shake
fluster
daunt
sap
demoralize

weaken
needle
discombobulate
ride
floor
disarm
unhinge
enfeeble
spook
enervate

throw
bowl over
throw off
buffalo
give a turn
psych out
uncalm

Antonyms

hearten
explain
calm
soothe
placate
comfort

incite
nerve
encourage
inspirit
settle
clear up

clarify
strengthen
help
steel

Synonyms
verb bother, upset

disturb
confuse
perturb
rattle
disquiet
unnerve
disconcert
agitate
disorganize

disrupt
down
jumble
discompose
turn
disarray
throw
derange
rummage

ruffle
needle
displace
flurry
spook
fluster
trouble
unhinge
disarrange

unbalance
sicken
discommode
disorder
put off
throw off
fuddle
dement
psych out

Antonyms

appease
calm
comfort
quiet
soothe

organize
arrange
order
please
make well

help
balance
compose
settle

Synonyms
verb bother, trouble

dismay
disturb
unsettle
bewilder
perturb
unnerve
distract
agitate
cramp
distress
afflict
rattle
debilitate

disconcert
confound
craze
discompose
floor
disquiet
unhinge
derange
pother
ruffle
discombobulate
incapacitate
flurry

spook
fluster
sicken
bug
grieve
flip
ail
turn
egg on
flip out
lay up
pick on
rock the boat

turn on
indispose
adjy
fire up
give a hard time
key up
make a scene
make waves
psych
stir up
throw off balance

Antonyms

calm
quiet
soothe
explain
assist
comfort
aid
mend

straighten
delight
encourage
order
allow
help
cure
clear up

please
settle
make well
hold
place
make happy
fail
lose

Synonyms
verb become large, fuller

swell
develop
magnify
augment
dilate
come

mount
rise
upsurge
enlarge
increase
turn

build
become
multiply
run
heighten
grow

expand
fill out
get bigger
grow full

Antonyms

compress
decrease
lessen
cease
recede
slump

abridge
contract
shrink
halt
stop
diminish

reduce
fall
decline
drop
lower

Synonyms
verb horrify

dismay
dishearten
intimidate
frighten
alarm
unnerve

astound
amaze
faze
disconcert
outrage
daunt

awe
petrify
terrify
scare
shock
insult

consternate
shake
throw
appal
gross out

Antonyms

hearten
assist
calm
comfort
gladden

soothe
delight
embolden
assure
encourage

make happy
inspirit
help
please
reasurre

Synonyms
verb bribe someone in order to receive a favor

lubricate
bribe
influence

tamper
do business
grease palm

make a deal
pay off
sweeten the pot

Synonyms
verb nag

badger
torment
bully
get at
tease

bait
blame
carp
cavil
criticize

foment
goad
hector
incite
instigate

provoke
quibble
start
find fault
pick at

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.