Obtaining synonyms and antonyms
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To get to; reach; attain
To stop the movement or progress of:
Prevail is to be widespread or victorious.
To come into or acquire (something undesirable)
Get is defined as to receive.
(--- Sports) To catch or get possession of (a pass or a kicked ball, for example).
(Slang) To take and keep (especially money) that which is not one's own.
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Reach is defined as arriving at something, achieving something or giving help or understanding to someone else.
To accumulate as much of (something) as one can, as when fearing a shortage.
To reproduce convincingly.
To do; succeed in doing; complete (a task, time, or distance)
To take possession of by settlement or seizure
(Archaic) To get better from; to get over.
To subtract:
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To enter forcibly or hostilely; come into as an enemy
(Informal) To get or take quickly
To adopt or take over (something) as one's own
To get by effort or merit; gain
To put aside, to avoid.
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(Dated) To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
Salvage is defined as to save from something.
To make or bring about; to implement.
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to.
To earn is defined as to gain something through effort or work.
(Nautical) To haul in; to take up.
To take in payments or donations:
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To set right or repair (a loss, error, etc.); make good
To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest, or as the fruit of labor or of works, in a good or a bad sense.
To collect or find out (facts, etc.) gradually or bit by bit
To get or reach by exertion; attain; gain
To take into custody; capture
To take in battle; capture:
Gain is defined as to get something or to add on or increase.
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To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain.
To get by special effort; obtain or acquire:
To get by one's own efforts:
(Informal) To get, win, or secure
To come after and take the place of:
(Intransitive, slang) To take advantage of the kindness of others.
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presenting (antonym)
To hand over, give, or send (a bill, credentials, etc.) to someone
giving (antonym)
To take an interest to the extent of:
forfeiting (antonym)
To lose, give up, or be deprived of as a forfeit for some crime, fault, etc.
sacrificing (antonym)
To give away (something valuable) to get at least a possibility to gain something else of value (such as self-respect, trust, love, freedom, prosperity), or to avoid an even greater loss.
forsaking (antonym)
The definition of forsake is to abandon or to give up something.
losing (antonym)
To wander from or become ignorant of:
relinquishing (antonym)
To put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); stop doing or adhering to.
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seizing (related)
To seize is to take something eagerly, aggressively or by force.
concerning (related)
To cause anxiety or uneasiness in:
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