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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get on

Verb

How high will the waves get on Lake Superior? —Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025

All the 12-year veteran wanted to do was get on base and give his Los Angeles Dodgers a fighting chance. —Katie Woo, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025

Ohtani set a record by getting on base nine times in Game 3 with Betts and Freeman hitting behind him. —Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025

If there is a CR (continuing resolution), impoundment is likely going to get on the table as a mechanism to get to the PBR. —Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025