Synonyms of got hold of

got hold of

phrase

past tense of get hold of

as in contacted

to transmit information or requests to

He had no problem getting hold of his lawyer late at night.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• contacted
• reached
• communicated (with)
• got in touch with
• got
• informed
• told
• addressed
• touched base (with)
• called
• got through (to)
• filled in
• advised
• kept up (with)
• instructed
• notified
• acquainted
• rang (up)
• enlightened
• apprised
• briefed
• phoned
• telephoned
• familiarized
• wised (up)
• buzzed
• clued

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of got hold of

During the summer, the San Francisco Standard, a nonprofit news site, got hold of material from a Signal chat that a group of billionaires had formed to discuss the ballot measure. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Such mercy wouldn’t apply if Adolf Hitler’s brutal Gestapo got hold of them. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026