GET BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

get back

verb

Definition of get back

as in to retrieve

to get again in one's possession the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog

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Recent Examples of get back Let my dog, Poppy, out, and then get back in bed with her and catch up on email. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026 Igoe said the armed suspect was being held at gunpoint by the CHP officer before the suspect got back in his vehicle and drove away. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The Royals also hope to get back Cole Ragans, Luinder Avila, Stephen Kolek, Ryan Bergert and Ben Kudrna — from various injuries — at some point during the 2027 campaign. — Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026 Now Yelich is playing a major role in helping the Brewers get back to the World Series for the first time since Yount led them there during his MVP season of 1982. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get back

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The two swiftwater technicians waded to the Fulchers’ house and retrieved the Fulcher children, who were huddled together on the mattress.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
The report described one administrator who traveled to Florida during a previous election cycle to retrieve ballots.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieve

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The partnership operates at the federal and state level which allows Dewan to regain some of its investments to use for future solar projects, officials said.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Its report points to independent software maintenance as a way for IT leaders to regain control over software budgets, illustrating its potential bias.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of regain

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Russia occupied Izyum, where Fox said her brother settled, for six months in 2022, but Ukraine later recaptured it in a major counteroffensive.

— Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
This group of people laughing, arguing, and reminiscing about a great era of American history—and also about members of their cohort who were long gone—recaptured lightning in a bottle.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of recapture

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The screwdrivers were recovered from his car’s trunk, and are purported to be torture utensils.

— Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
The tests will assess whether RecycLiCo’s proprietary hydrometallurgical technology can recover valuable metals from the deposit’s nickel-copper concentrates.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026

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