get on | Definition of get on

Synonyms and Antonyms of get on

1 to meet one's day-to-day needs

despite his new job's low pay, he was still getting on

Synonyms of get on

cope, do, fare, get along, get by, make out, manage, shift

Words Related to get on

carry on, contrive, scrape (by or through), scrounge

eke out, scrape (out), squeeze, wrest, wring

Phrases Synonymous with get on

fend for oneself, make do, make ends meet, make shift

Near Antonyms of get on

collapse, fail, fall short, fizzle, flounder

decline, peter (out), slump, wane

2 to move forward along a course

find out how the marketing department is getting on with the new ad campaign

Synonyms of get on

advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, go, go along, go off, march, pace, proceed, progress

Words Related to get on

accelerate, fast-forward, speed

journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend

actuate, drive, impel, propel, push

Phrases Synonymous with get on

Near Antonyms of get on

arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem

repress, retard, stunt, suppress

delay, interrupt, stall

cramp, hamper, inhibit

cease, let up, pause

Antonyms of get on

remain, stand, stay, stop