Synonyms of get by

get by

verb

as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs

working at night paid my college tuition and enabled me to get by—but just barely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cope
• do
• get on
• get along
• manage
• make do
• make out
• make ends meet
• survive
• make shift
• fare
• shift
• carry on
• afford
• fend for oneself
• eke out
• scrape (by or through)
• last
• scrape (out)
• scrounge
• contrive
• squeeze
• swing
• wring
• wrest

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fall short
• fail
• collapse
• decline
• give up
• flounder
• wane
• slump
• fizzle
• peter (out)

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of get by

Many women and families are still struggling The Good Brigade | Getty Although inflation has eased, many women struggle to get by with paychecks that cannot keep up with costs for housing, groceries, child care, health care and other expenses, the National Women’s Law Center also found. —Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024

The film is a bit cheesier than its predecessor, but gets by on the talent of its ensemble and the genuine wit of its script. —Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024

What’s so perplexing to liberals about this shift is that many of the people who left the Democratic Party are doing well for themselves; these cities are full of small-business owners, factory workers and retirees with pensions getting by under a Democratic president. —Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 26 Oct. 2024

At first, Kelly scrambled to find a personal aide or home health aide but now the family gets by on her husband’s salary with a construction company. —Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024