GET ALONG Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

get along

verb

Definition of get along

as in to cope

to meet one's day-to-day needs most college students can get along with just a few hours of sleep at night

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as in to progress

to move forward along a course the preparations for the party are getting along just fine

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Recent Examples of get along That does not, however, mean that Divya and Isla will get along. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026 Wang and the victim reportedly didn’t get along, the police affidavit said. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Wang and the victim, who did not share research areas, did not get along, according to the affidavit. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 Her family describes her as incredibly funny and someone who gets along with just about everybody. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get along

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get along

Verb

With financing costs still elevated, many car buyers are taking on larger loans and extending repayment terms to cope with affordability challenges, according to Edmunds.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Research has also found that across generational groups, greater user tendency to engage in social comparison, together with greater maladaptive ways of coping with emotions, is associated with more symptoms of anger, anxiety, and depression.

— Ashwini Nadkarni, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cope

Verb

Preparing for the holiday surge Dykes measures progress beyond margins and operating leverage, tracking whether priority customers account for a growing share of volume, operations become more productive, and service quality remains strong.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Among those with type 2 diabetes, 40% progressed from diabetes to prediabetes and another 40% no longer met the criteria for diabetes, according to the researcher.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of progress

Verb

There are rippling gasps, drums, strings, sax, a vaguely Latin guitar, a sample of a woman talking about getting her hair done.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Sellers who have the option to pull their listing off the market are generally doing so.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

Trump proceeded to defend the White House renovation for an additional five-odd minutes before delivering Obama a message directly.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Officials with a state hospital previously found Brown incapable to proceed in both state and federal cases against him in the August 2025 stabbing.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of proceed

Verb

The two candidates finalized the arguments of their campaigns on Saturday, as Lula marched along Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, while Bolsonaro campaigned in a key battleground state.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
Taking their cue from Spaniards, protesters in Lisbon who have been gathering to demand affordable housing are expected to march across the city on Saturday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of march

Verb

Fifteen candidates have lined up to challenge Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in the 2027 municipal election, after filing nominating petitions with thousands of signatures in a bid to get on the ballot.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Then, the score was 9-9 in the second game when Gabel got on a roll with her serve.

— Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026