Synonyms of get on

get on 1 of 2

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)

2 of 2

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

He was ordered to drop the branch and get on the ground while troopers aimed Tasers and a Glock 45 at Pirie, according to the warrant affidavit. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025

Immediately, the longtime activist got on the phone with other community members in his native Douma, outside Damascus. —Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Mar. 2025

At least injured defenseman Jonas Brodin got on the ice with skating and skills instructor Andy Ness for the first time since his Feb. 28 injury at Colorado. —Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025

He was forced to get on the boat when Lagi picked the pizza man, and he was forced to take part in the game of chance that would ultimately send him home. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025