GETTING ALONG Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

getting along

verb

Definition of getting along next

present participle of get along

as in coping

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 progressing

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

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Recent Examples of getting along There were reports that the two weren’t getting along not so long ago, when Andrew was first stripped of his titles. —

Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Feb. 2026 Pratt, who is the author of two books on wildlife and holds lectures on getting along with the natural world, said there is something bigger at stake than removing mountain lions from the Santa Monica or Santa Ana mountains. —

Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 28 Jan. 2026 So far, the cat crew is getting along well and exploring their new home. —

Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Dec. 2025 However, when the students have difficulty getting along, a cheerleader named Addison (Meg Donnelly) and a zombie named Zed (Milo Manheim) team up to unite them. —

Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025 Golden retrievers have long been among America's most-popular dog breeds, known for their friendly, easygoing nature, and getting along well with small kids and other canines. —

Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 The team is getting along fine without Janmark on the penalty kill, and one of the players being used is Savoie, a rookie. —

Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 What's without question is that the longer a shutdown continues, the more pressure will be brought on essential services going to vulnerable people and federal workers getting along (either on the job or not) without pay. —

Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025 Sometimes first Tribals can be kind of bonkers if tribe lines are still being drawn, or if two people are really not getting along, or if someone is really loony tunes, or someone else is really fighting hard to stay. —

Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025

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So too does Helen, who handles her own feelings about Callie through her own coping mechanisms, some of which work, most of which don’t, and many of which center on building her own friendship with Minnie.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026
Patients with substance use disorders have often relied on substances as their escape lever from these deeper problems, rather than developing healthier coping mechanisms.

— Emma Fenske, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026