Synonyms of getting

Noun

1. acquiring, getting, act, deed, human action, human activity

usage: the act of acquiring something; "I envied his talent for acquiring"; "he's much more interested in the getting than in the giving"

Verb

1. get, acquire

usage: come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

2. become, go, get, change state, turn

usage: enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"

3. get, let, have, make, get

usage: cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition; "He got his squad on the ball"; "This let me in for a big surprise"; "He got a girl into trouble"

4. receive, get, find, obtain, incur, change

usage: receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

5. arrive, get, come

usage: reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

6. bring, get, convey, fetch, transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

usage: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

7. experience, receive, have, get, undergo

usage: go through (mental or physical states or experiences); "get an idea"; "experience vertigo"; "get nauseous"; "receive injuries"; "have a feeling"

8. pay back, pay off, get, fix, get even, get back

usage: take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"

9. have, get, make, score, hit, tally, rack up

usage: achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

10. induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make

usage: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"

11. get, catch, capture, seize, prehend, clutch

usage: succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase; "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"

12. grow, develop, produce, get, acquire, change

usage: come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

13. contract, take, get, sicken, come down

usage: be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"

14. get, communicate, intercommunicate

usage: communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone; "Bill called this number and he got Mary"; "The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake"

15. make, get, change, alter, modify

usage: give certain properties to something; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear"

16. drive, get, aim, mean, intend

usage: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you driving at?"

17. catch, get, understand

usage: grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; "did you catch that allusion?"; "We caught something of his theory in the lecture"; "don't catch your meaning"; "did you get it?"; "She didn't get the joke"; "I just don't get him"

18. catch, arrest, get, attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in

usage: attract and fix; "His look caught her"; "She caught his eye"; "Catch the attention of the waiter"

19. get, catch, hit

usage: reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"

20. get

usage: reach by calculation; "What do you get when you add up these numbers?"

21. get, get, acquire

usage: acquire as a result of some effort or action; "You cannot get water out of a stone"; "Where did she get these news?"

22. get, buy, purchase

usage: purchase; "What did you get at the toy store?"

23. catch, get, hear

usage: perceive by hearing; "I didn't catch your name"; "She didn't get his name when they met the first time"

24. catch, get, hurt, ache, suffer

usage: suffer from the receipt of; "She will catch hell for this behavior!"

25. get, receive

usage: receive as a retribution or punishment; "He got 5 years in prison"

26. scram, buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off, leave, go forth, go away

usage: leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!"

27. get, catch

usage: reach and board; "She got the bus just as it was leaving"

28. get, get under one's skin, annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil

usage: irritate; "Her childish behavior really get to me"; "His lying really gets me"

29. get, touch, stir

usage: evoke an emotional response; "Brahms's `Requiem' gets me every time"

30. catch, get, reproduce

usage: apprehend and reproduce accurately; "She really caught the spirit of the place in her drawings"; "She got the mood just right in her photographs"

31. draw, get, effect, effectuate, set up

usage: earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; "He drew a base on balls"

32. get, destroy, ruin

usage: overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"

33. perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound, confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate

usage: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"

34. get down, begin, get, start out, start, set about, set out, commence

usage: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

35. suffer, sustain, have, get, experience, receive, have, get

usage: undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

36. beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth, make, create

usage: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"