GETTING ON Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

getting on

verb

Definition of getting on next

present participle of get on

as in coping

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 progressing

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 getting on Musselman and his staff were high on both early on – seems like others are getting on board with their evaluation. —

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026 But simply getting on the long list far exceeded Alexan’s expectations. —

Jeff Banowetz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 Sustainability leaders are getting on with it, less time on stage, more time in spreadsheets and supplier calls. —

Gus Bartholomew, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025 The Fighting Illini trailed 20-0 before getting on the board late in the first half, but battled fairly evenly after intermission. —

Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 To prevent fungal and bacterial infections, water the money tree at the roots, not from the top, to prevent water from getting on the leaves. —

Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025 The parts of California where going someplace requires getting on a highway and driving for thirty minutes feel like both Costco’s native habitat and my own. —

Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 For me, there’s always the perversity of getting on a trendy bandwagon and just liking it for the irony. —

Marc Malkin, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025 For most people, the idea of getting on a plane, train, bus, boat, or car to head off for an adventure sounds absolutely dreamy. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 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