GET THERE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

get there

phrase

Definition of get there

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment She reamed of being a famous actress and would stop at nothing to get there.

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Recent Examples of get there But getting there required more than recovering from a serious injury. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Appliance garages are one of the most practical ways to get there. — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 But the road to getting there was anything but simple or ordinary. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 As for Wi-Fi, my home network supports up to 940Mbps down/up, and the iPhone Duo nearly got there with 875Mbps down and 641Mbps up. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 However, getting there, landing on its surface and returning the samples to Earth will be anything but easy. — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026 High-ambition leaders building a new model of development deserve a high-ambition international financial system with the capacity to enable them to get there. — Masood Ahmed, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 When Carla and Johnny get there, Gabe literally runs away from them, but Johnny tackles him. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 The Valkyries are the fastest expansion team to reach the WNBA Finals by getting there in year two — one year faster than Atlanta did in 2010. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get there

Phrase

But rumors started pointing to Apple going with its landscape-first form factor, and other foldable makers shifted gears — seemingly to get ahead of Apple.

— Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Qualifying an alternative source takes an intense amount of time and capital, which means that beginning to move supply chains to domestic suppliers now can put leaders in the position to get ahead.

— Yardley Pohl, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of get ahead

Phrase

The majority have no chance of making it into the 120-seat Parliament — but a quirk of the Israeli election system ensures that even the most obscure contenders get their moment in the political limelight.

— Lia Lapidot Aaron Boxerman and Lia Lapidot, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Sal Frelick hit a soft line drive that fell in to left field to make it 8-0.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of make it

Phrase

After spending 26 years trying to get somewhere, this copy won’t be going back in the mail.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Some are predicting that Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will get somewhere in the $18 million to $20 million range before the start of September’s training camps.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026

Definition of get somewhere

Phrase

At National Mortgage Center, another DSCR lender, even buyers of short-term rentals can often be approved, and sometimes multifamily projects of more than five units make the grade.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Other names that made the grade in 2027 include Alphabet, Apple , Coca-Cola, Dynatrace , Eli Lilly , Equinix and Williams Companies .

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of make the grade

Phrase

This way, companies can better understand how their media is performing and make good decisions about where to spend their money.

— Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The judgment requires Acosta Torres to make good-faith efforts to recover and surrender copies of those documents that might be held by other individuals.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026