Obtain synonyms
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To get hold or possession of; obtain; acquire
relinquish (antonym)
To let go (free, away), physically release.
(Informal) To get without cost, as by begging, imposition, etc.
To receive or take over from a predecessor:
To rescue or save
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To reap is defined as to cut, gather or harvest.
To put (the pages or signatures of a book) in proper order for binding
verify (related)
To gain with effort or despite difficulty; reach:
To gather; garner:
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To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time:
To receive into a particular relation or association, as into one's care or keeping:
To achieve victory or finish first in a competition.
To make complete; perfect
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To go under cover.
To reproduce convincingly.
receive (related)
apply for (related)
collect (related)
provide (related)
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ascertain (related)
submit (related)
glean (related)
gain (related)
withhold (related)
To cause someone to remember something from the past.
(Intransitive) To receive payment for work.
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To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
To save from loss or destruction.
To put into a pocket
(Archaic) To go around; make a circuit of
(Business, finance) To convert any kind of property into money, especially property representing investments, as shares, bonds, etc.
To accumulate and store away money, goods, or other valued items
(Intransitive) To go out of active service.
To provide (a film, etc.) with a musical score.
get hold of; beg
To gain possession
Borrow means to take over something and use it as one's own.
or steal
To gain possession
be pertinent to
Pertain
appertain to
Pertain
donate (antonym)
(Chemistry) To provide an electron or atom, for example, for combination with an acceptor.
seize (related)
(--- Historical) To put in legal possession of a feudal holding
concern (related)
To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.
To bring about; achieve; contrive
forsake (antonym)
To leave; abandon
sacrifice (antonym)
To sell or give away at a loss.
forfeit (antonym)
To lose or give up (something) on account of an offense, error, or failure to fulfill an agreement:
To leave a ship or boat and go on shore; disembark
To get or recover the use of
To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain:
(Intransitive) To be current, widespread or predominant; to have currency or prevalence.
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transfer (related)
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of.
To enter and proliferate in bodily tissue, as a pathogen:
(Intransitive) To get better, regain one's health.
force from
To gain possession
To gain possession
fetch-and-carry
To serve obsequiously.
Synonym Study
- Gain always implies effort in the getting of something advantageous or profitable to gain fame
- Acquire implies a lengthy process in the getting and connotes collection or accretion he acquired a fine education
- Secure implies difficulty in obtaining something and perhaps in retaining it to secure a lasting peace
- Procure suggests active effort or contrivance in getting or bringing to pass to procure a settlement of the dispute
- Get is the word of broadest application meaning to come into possession of, with or without effort or volition to get a job, an idea, a headache, etc.
- Obtain implies that there is effort or desire in the getting he has obtained aid
Find another word for obtain. In this page you can discover 80 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for obtain, like: secure, relinquish, sponge, bring out, inherit, purchase, retrieve, reap, gather, acquire and verify.