GOT ON Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

got on

verb

past tense of get on

as in coped

to meet one's day-to-day needs despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on

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as in progressed

to move forward along a course find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign

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Recent Examples of got on Mississippi State got on the board later in the third on back-to-back trick plays. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 Starting over has to start somewhere, and so the Clippers got on with it Wednesday. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 The actor-writer-director got on the topic while referencing Lionsgate’s upcoming John Rambo prequel movie. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 The Guardians got on the board early, as Chase DeLauter drove in Steven Kwan with an RBI single in the first. — Ryan Morik Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 The chief lawyer for Florida’s health agency, Andrew Sheeran, got on the phone with Centene’s top lawyer. — Christopher Spata, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 East Central got on the board in the second quarter off of a 9-yard run from senior quarterback Sloan Guillory, but the Hornets trailed the entire contest. — Christina Huang, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Dunbar got on the scoreboard later in the third quarter when wide receiver Detrick James caught a 20-yard touchdown pass to cut the deficit to 49-6. — Shiloh Robinson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026 The Sooners got on the scoreboard in the third quarter when Mateer connected with tight end Rocky Beers on a 17-yard touchdown five plays after Stockton threw his first interception of the season. — Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got on

Verb

The countries that coped best were not always those with the most energy resources.

— Dr. Sarah Kapnick, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Kaia recently opened up about how her family coped with her brother’s addiction struggles in a Vogue interview.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of coped

Verb

Those five goals came on 14 shots, the last from the left point by Hedman that somehow got by Hart late in the second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
State police said all northbound lanes of the Bishop Ford were shut down after the crash, but traffic still got by on the right shoulder.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of got by

Verb

Whether that announcement is marriage- or pickleball-related remains to be seen, but not everyone coming back together got along in the Big Brother house, so how does Chen Moonves feel about Jason De Puy and Kamu Kirk being reunited?

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
Happily, Yarberry got along well with Doris and her husband, Jon Worrell.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of got along

Verb

Fans of Princess Aiko, the emperor’s sole daughter, have marched in Japan’s streets in recent weeks in support of her eligibility to become empress.

— Chad de Guzman, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of marched

Verb

Already postponed 24 hours, the invasion proceeded in the face of rough seas, strong winds, and low visibility in order to seize a small window in time of enormous consequence.

— Marc E. Andersen, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
No one in the city has turned to the Sixers for salvation for years, accustomed to a process that never proceeded.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026