Synonyms of getting on

getting on

verb

present participle of get on

1

as in coping

to meet one's day-to-day needs

despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coping
• getting by
• getting along
• doing
• making do
• making ends meet
• managing
• making out
• surviving
• making shift
• carrying on
• fending for oneself
• shifting
• scraping (by or through)
• faring
• affording
• scraping (out)
• eking out
• scrounging
• lasting
• contriving
• squeezing
• wringing
• swinging
• wresting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• falling short
• failing
• collapsing
• floundering
• declining
• giving up
• waning
• slumping
• petering (out)
• fizzling

2

as in progressing

to move forward along a course

find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progressing
• doing
• proceeding
• getting along
• going
• marching
• coming along
• coming
• going along
• going off
• gaining ground
• forging
• advancing
• pacing
• faring
• speeding
• travelling
• taking out
• accelerating
• traveling
• approaching
• pushing
• nearing
• driving
• repairing
• journeying
• passing
• actuating
• wending
• running
• propelling
• fast-forwarding
• impelling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remaining
• holding back
• slowing (down or up)
• standing
• staying
• stopping
• checking
• blocking
• stemming
• impeding
• obstructing
• hindering
• arresting
• halting
• detaining
• retarding
• interrupting
• suppressing
• delaying
• repressing
• inhibiting
• stalling
• waiting
• hampering
• pausing
• balking
• nipping
• stunting
• ceasing
• letting up
• cramping
• regressing