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Synonyms for get on

33 synonyms
9 antonyms
4 meanings

verb

Most common

get by handle progress manage get along come along board age

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Progress — to cope or manage (over time); to handle a situation; to perform or make progress

progress, get by, manage, handle, perform, fare, cope

2. Get along

get along, advance, come along, get ahead informal, shape up, proceed

3. Board — to board or mount (something), especially a vehicle

board, mount, catch, get onto, embark

4. Age

age, mature, senesce rare, maturate rare

Other

be on, have on, get at, draw on, get late, hit it off informal, jump on, mount up, crack on, hop on, bestride

Antonyms

get off, get-out, get down

All antonyms of get on →

Definitions

v. 1
To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
Please get on the bus as quickly as possible.
v. 2
To cope or manage (over time); to handle a situation; to perform or make progress.
John is really getting on at work.
v. 3
To progress (with); to move forward.
It's time to get on with improving quality.
v. 4
To progress (with); to move forward. To move forward so as to approach a deadline or become late in the day.
The hour is getting on. It'll be dark soon.

Example sentences

handle Some men can't handle women in positions of power.
progress You will progress in proportion to your abilities.
manage Tom took a class to learn how to manage his anger.

By length

3 letters: age¹
4 letters: cope¹, fare¹
5 letters: board¹, catch¹, mount¹
6 letters: handle², manage², mature², embark²
7 letters: perform², advance², proceed², senesce
8 letters: progress², bestride, maturate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (handle² = 2 syllables).