Synonyms of get on

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verb (1)

1

as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to do

to move forward along a course

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• do
• progress
• proceed
• march
• come
• get along
• go
• come along
• forge
• go off
• go along
• gain ground
• advance
• fare
• pace
• speed
• accelerate
• travel
• push
• approach
• take out
• drive
• repair
• near
• journey
• pass
• run
• propel
• actuate
• fast-forward
• impel
• wend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• stand
• stop
• hold back
• check
• slow (down or up)
• stem
• hinder
• block
• impede
• arrest
• halt
• detain
• suppress
• obstruct
• retard
• delay
• interrupt
• repress
• balk
• inhibit
• stall
• cease
• hamper
• wait
• pause
• nip
• stunt
• let up
• cramp
• regress

get on (to)

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verb (2)

as in to realize

to come to an awareness of

by the time the CIA got on to the terrorist plot, it was already in progress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• realize
• discover
• see
• hear
• learn
• find out
• catch on (to)
• find
• get wind of
• ascertain
• wise (up)
• tumble (to)
• hit (on or upon)
• figure out
• detect
• spot
• encounter
• puzzle (out)
• perceive
• divine
• dope (out)
• calculate
• espy
• discern
• note
• descry
• observe
• mind

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• ignore
• overlook
• disregard
• forget
• hide
• cover
• curtain
• conceal
• veil
• mask
• blot out
• screen
• cloak
• unlearn
• blanket
• occult
• shroud
• enshroud

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of get on

Verb

Trump has also talked about repealing the $7,500 federal tax credit that consumers get on certain EV purchases. —Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024

Within 45 minutes the killer had escaped New York, police said, heading into Central Park on a bicycle, ditching it on the Upper West Side then getting on a bus at the Port Authority terminal in Washington Heights. —Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024

First day of winter 2024:How much daylight does Indiana get on the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year? —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Dec. 2024

The suspect then got on an electric Citi Bike and fled toward Central Park. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024