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GET BY Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the phrase get by. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the phrase get by. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for GET BY

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contend
verbv
verb

• maintain or assert

• have an argument about something

• to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

cope
verbv
noun

• brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

• a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions

verb

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

deal
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a particular instance of buying or selling

• an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a plank of softwood (fir or pine board)

• wood that is easy to saw (from conifers such as pine or fir)

• the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time

• the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement)

• the act of distributing playing cards

• the act of apportioning or distributing something

verb

• act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• take action with respect to (someone or something)

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• administer or bestow, as in small portions

• do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• behave in a certain way towards others

• distribute cards to the players in a game

• direct the course of; manage or control

• give out as one's portion or share

• give (a specific card) to a player

• sell (especially of illegal material)

escape
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of escaping physically

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

• nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do

• an avoidance of danger or difficulty

• a means or way of escaping

• a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild

• the discharge of a fluid from some container

• a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level

verb

• run away from confinement

• fail to experience

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

• be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

• remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• issue or leak, as from a small opening

grapple
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope

• a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam

• the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

verb

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match

manage
verbv
verb

• be successful; achieve a goal

• be in charge of, act on, or dispose of

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• watch and direct

• achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

• carry on or function

• handle effectively

get away
verbv
verb

• run away from confinement

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

• remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion

get off
verbv
verb

• leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.

• be relieved of one's duties temporarily

• transfer

• cause to be acquitted; get off the hook; in a legal case

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

• enjoy in a sexual way

• alight from (a horse)

• get out of quickly

• send via the postal service

• get high, stoned, or drugged

• deliver verbally

get out
verbv
verb

• move out of or depart from

• take out of a container or enclosed space

• move out or away

• express with difficulty

• bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover

• be released or become known; of news

• escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action

make out
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• detect with the senses

• make out and issue

• distinguish by sight or hearing

• proceed or get along

• succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

• have sexual intercourse with

• kiss, embrace, or fondle with sexual passion

• write all the required information onto a form

• imply or suggest

• try to establish

Best Hypernyms For GET BY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for get by, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
act avoid move overhaul overtake pass

Alternatives for CONTEND

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