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Synonyms for most getable
adj accessible

convenient
attainable

obtainable
reachable

come-at-able
getable

door’s always open

Antonyms for most getable

inaccessible
unreachable
uncongenial

unfriendly
unsociable
formal

unapproachable

Synonyms
adj accessible; not forbidden

available
vacant
free
appropriate
suitable
public
welcoming
fit
employable

general
permitted
operative
admissible
agreeable
allowable
approachable
attainable
obtainable

on tap
practicable
proper
reachable
unconditional
unoccupied
unqualified
unrestricted
usable

open-door
getable
nondiscriminatory
not posted
on deck
securable
to be had
within reach

Antonyms

unsuitable
fastened
locked
inaccessible
unavailable
ambiguous
deceitful
unclear
vague

deceptive
dishonest
lying
shifty
subjective
occupied
improper
unfitting
closed

shut
blocked
obstructed
certain
decided
definite
sure

Synonyms
adj open

admissible
agreeable
allowable
approachable
appropriate
attainable
available
employable
fit

free
general
obtainable
on tap
operative
permitted
practicable
proper
public

reachable
suitable
unconditional
unoccupied
unqualified
unrestricted
usable
vacant
welcoming

getable
nondiscriminatory
not posted
on deck
securable
to be had
within reach

Synonyms
adj approachable

accessible
attainable
convenient

obtainable
reachable
responsive

come-at-able
getable
door’s always open

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.