Synonyms and Antonyms of get

Get is a most comprehensive word. A person gets whatever he comes to possess or experience, whether with or without endeavor, expectation, or desire; more.. Get is a most comprehensive word. A person gets whatever he comes to possess or experience, whether with or without endeavor, expectation, or desire; he gets a bargain, a blow, a fall, a fever; he gains what he comes to by effort or striving; the swimmer gains the shore; a man acquires by continuous and ordinarily by slow process; as, one acquires a foreign language. A person is sometimes said to gain and often to acquire what has not been an object of direct endeavor; in the pursuits of trade, he incidentally gains some knowledge of foreign countries; he acquires by association with others a correct or incorrect accent; he acquires a bronzed complexion by exposure to a tropical sun; in such use, what he gains is viewed as desirable, what he acquires as slowly and gradually resulting. A person earns what he gives an equivalent of labor for, tho he may not get it. On the other hand, he may get what he has not earned; the temptation to all dishonesty is the desire to get a living or a fortune without earning it. When one gets the object of his desire, he is said to obtain it, whether he has gained or earned it or not. Win denotes contest, with a suggestion of chance or hazard; in popular language, a person is often said to win a lawsuit, or to win in a suit at law, but in legal phrase he is said to gain his suit, case, or cause. In receiving, one is strictly passive; he may get an estate by his own exertions or by inheritance; in the latter case he is said to receive it. One obtains a thing commonly by some direct effort of his own; he procures it commonly by the intervention of some one else; he procures a dinner or an interview; he secures what has seemed uncertain or elusive, when he gets it firmly into his possession or under his control. Compare synonyms for ATTAIN; MAKE; REACH. (noun)

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession)

enter or assume a certain state or condition (verb.change)

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition (verb.change)

receive a specified treatment (abstract) (verb.change)

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress (verb.motion)

go or come after and bring or take back (verb.contact)

go through (mental or physical states or experiences) (verb.perception)

take vengeance on or get even (verb.competition)

achieve a point or goal (verb.possession)

cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)

succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase (verb.contact)

come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes) (verb.body)

be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness (verb.body)

give certain properties to something (verb.change)

move into a desired direction of discourse (verb.communication)

grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of (verb.cognition)

attract and fix (verb.contact)

receive as a retribution or punishment (verb.perception)

leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form (verb.motion)

earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher (verb.creation)

be a mystery or bewildering to (verb.cognition)

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action (verb.change)

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb.body)

make children (verb.body)

remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state (verb.contact)

go away from a place (verb.motion)

bring to an end or halt (verb.change)

try to solve (verb.cognition)

find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of (verb.cognition)

develop in a positive way (verb.change)

get on top of; deal with successfully (verb.competition)

obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (verb.competition)

a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player (noun.act)

gain points in a game (verb.competition)

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession)

recreate a sound, image, idea, mood, atmosphere, etc. (verb.creation)

direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes (verb.contact)

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly (verb.cognition)

get sick (verb.body)

give certain properties to something (verb.change)

undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change)

transmit thoughts or feelings (verb.communication)

produce (verb.creation)

undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change)

affect emotionally (verb.emotion)

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change)

send from one person or place to another (verb.contact)

pass through (verb.contact)

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of (verb.cognition)

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations (verb.emotion)

go away from a place (verb.motion)

make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation)

mean or intend to express or convey (verb.communication)

destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact)

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense (verb.perception)

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession)

reach in time (verb.motion)

deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb.contact)

take hold of; grab (verb.contact)

feel physical pain (verb.perception)

take revenge or even out a score (verb.competition)

go through (mental or physical states or experiences) (verb.perception)

cause to be perplexed or confounded (verb.cognition)

set a difficult problem or riddle (verb.cognition)

be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (verb.stative)

contract (verb.motion)

cause to decide (verb.cognition)

cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm (verb.communication)

induce or persuade (verb.communication)

incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination (verb.communication)

spur on (verb.communication)

actively cause something to happen (verb.communication)

cause to undertake a certain action (verb.communication)

serve as the inciting cause of (verb.communication)

induce to commit perjury or give false testimony (verb.communication)

force somebody to do something (verb.social)

obtain in pure form (verb.change)

recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost (verb.competition)

obtain from a substance, as by mechanical action (verb.contact)

capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping (verb.contact)

obtain, especially accidentally (verb.possession)

obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction (verb.possession)

engage for service under a term of contract (verb.possession)

get something; come into possession of (verb.possession)

get by buying and selling (verb.possession)

acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange (verb.possession)

obtain through effort or management (verb.possession)

seize upon or latch onto something (verb.possession)

take possession of (verb.possession)

get something or somebody for a specific purpose (verb.possession)

receive willingly something given or offered (verb.possession)

come into possession of (verb.possession)

get or find back; recover the use of (verb.possession)

regain or make up for (verb.possession)

claim back (verb.possession)

come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost (verb.possession)

win something through one's efforts (verb.possession)

earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages (verb.possession)

acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions (verb.possession)

derive a benefit from (verb.possession)

have, give, or receive a share of (verb.possession)

acquire for oneself before others can do so (verb.possession)

gather or collect (verb.possession)

obtain from someone after their death (verb.possession)

get temporarily (verb.possession)

get in addition, as an increase (verb.possession)

acquire as a result of some effort or action (verb.possession)

get the votes of (verb.social)

grow feathers (verb.body)

grow anew or continue growth after an injury or interruption (verb.body)

develop suddenly (verb.body)

put forth and grow sprouts or shoots (verb.body)

grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers (verb.body)

produce leaves, of plants (verb.body)

produce pods, of plants (verb.body)

grow teeth; cut the baby teeth (verb.body)

develop into a pupa (verb.body)

develop (verb.body)

have grow through the gums (verb.body)

become sober after excessive alcohol consumption (verb.change)

arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion (verb.change)

go into effect or become effective or operative (verb.change)

change from one state to another (verb.change)

be seized or affected in a specified way (verb.change)

come into being (verb.change)

become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet (verb.change)

cause to become (verb.change)

cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition (verb.change)

act or be so as to become in a specified state (verb.stative)

run after, pick up, and bring to the master (verb.contact)

bring to a destination, make a delivery (verb.contact)

undergo (as of injuries and illnesses) (verb.body)

have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps (verb.perception)

reach or come to rest (verb.motion)

arrive by motorcar (verb.motion)

cause to come to the ground (verb.motion)

arrive on shore (verb.motion)

arrive in a vehicle: (verb.motion)

be received (verb.motion)

reach a point in time, or a certain state or level (verb.motion)

arrive in great numbers (verb.motion)

of trains; move into (a station) (verb.motion)

arrive suddenly and unannounced (verb.motion)

capture again (verb.contact)

catch with a lasso (verb.contact)

begin again (verb.change)

set out on a course of action (verb.change)

begin vigorously (verb.change)

set off quickly, usually with success (verb.change)

arrive at the point of (verb.change)

commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck (verb.change)

set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task (verb.change)

start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role (verb.change)

begin with vigor (verb.change)

occur or become available (verb.change)

set out on (an enterprise or subject of study) (verb.change)

start to be active (verb.change)

collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack (verb.body)

suffer from sudden painful contraction of a muscle (verb.body)

suffer a nervous breakdown (verb.emotion)

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody (verb.motion)

to become aware of through the senses (verb.perception)

make a mathematical calculation or computation (verb.cognition)

act in a certain way so as to acquire (verb.body)

contract (verb.motion)

receive a specified treatment (abstract) (verb.change)

gain through experience (verb.change)

irritate (verb.emotion)

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere (verb.motion)

apprehend and reproduce accurately (verb.creation)

acquire as a result of some effort or action (verb.possession)

hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers (verb.perception)

reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress (verb.motion)

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract (verb.possession)

receive as a retribution or punishment (verb.perception)

begin to speak, understand, read, and write a language (verb.communication)

make a compensation for (verb.possession)

suffer from; be ill with (verb.body)

the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered (noun.act)

something designed to mystify or bewilder (noun.artifact)

confusion resulting from failure to understand (noun.cognition)

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained (noun.cognition)

a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution (noun.communication)

a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem (noun.communication)

a feeling of stupefied astonishment (noun.feeling)

becoming infected (noun.act)

any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results (noun.tops)

the act of causing something to happen (noun.act)

an act that sets in motion some course of events (noun.act)

act of bringing about a desired result (noun.act)

the act of arousing an organism to action (noun.act)

any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action (noun.cognition)

a justification for something existing or happening (noun.communication)

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something (noun.event)

a positive motivational influence (noun.motive)

someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on (noun.person)

producing an effect (adj.all)

inducing or influencing; leading on (adj.all)

the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something (noun.act)

the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge (noun.cognition)

a credit card processing bank; merchants receive credit for credit card receipts less a processing fee (noun.group)

the financial institution that dispenses cash in automated teller machines and collects a fee from the bank that issued the credit card (noun.group)

eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas (adj.all)

capable of being acquired (adj.all)

the act of acquiring something (noun.act)

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing graduall more.. (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level (noun.process)

the act of moving something from one location to another (noun.act)

the content of direct observation or participation in an event (noun.cognition)

the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production (noun.act)

male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse (noun.animal)

a coming into being (noun.event)

group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent (noun.group)

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) (noun.person)

the founder of a family (noun.person)

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person)

producing new life or offspring (adj.all)

a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end (noun.act)

the pervading meaning or tenor (noun.cognition)

a general tendency to change (as of opinion) (noun.cognition)

the act of acquiring something (noun.act)

the act of arriving at a certain place (noun.act)

arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous) (noun.act)

someone who arrives (or has arrived) (noun.person)

the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) (noun.act)

the act of taking of a person by force (noun.act)

the act of starting something (noun.act)

the beginning of anything (noun.event)

any new participant in some activity (noun.person)

someone new to a field or activity (noun.person)

the time at which something is supposed to begin (noun.time)

the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life (noun.act)

a person suffering from an illness (noun.person)

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs (noun.act)

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) (noun.act)