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

So then how did Reeves' DNA get on the guide rod of the murder weapon? —Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2024

Ahead of the show, Foster got on the phone between tour dates to tell the stories behind five of his signature tunes. —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024

The Supreme Court rejected Kennedy’s effort to get on the ballot in New York and to be removed from the ballot in the swing states of Michigan and Wisconsin. —Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024

Harris posed for a photo with staff and waved to the media before getting on the plane headed for Reno, Nevada. —Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024