GET BACK Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

get back

verb

Definition of get back

as in to retrieve

to get again in one's possession the distraught owner cried that she would do anything to get back her lost dog

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Recent Examples of get back Their remaining October schedule is fairly friendly to a resurgence if the defense can get back on track. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Shares are up 70% from their June lows but still work to do to get back to January levels. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 With several injuries piling up, the Panthers will need to patch some holes, regroup and find a way to get back in the win column. — Neil Nakahodo, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026 Cathy O’Brien is getting back in the beauty game with a new brand formulated to fight the skin effects of cancer treatment. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get back

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Text messages indicate Moore’s representative had initiated the process of retrieving his belongings in the hours after his arrest, and the school was quick to oblige.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The service is managed remotely from your phone so that your car can be retrieved with the send of a text.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of retrieve

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The Senate race has attracted national attention because of its implications for control of the chamber, where Democrats need to flip four seats to regain the majority.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026
At Kering, group CEO Luca de Meo has made big changes with Gucci — which makes up 40% of the group’s sales — in a bid to regain its position as world number one for desirability.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of regain

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The spa Outdoor adventure is the primary focus here, so after skiing or mountain biking all day the spa is the ideal place to recover.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The bank sees high diesel prices as necessary to prevent recovering demand from overwhelming constrained refineries.

— Matthew Tan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

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