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RECEIVE Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word receive. (exact relations)
There are 35 hypernyms of the word receive. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for RECEIVE

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get
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

verb

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• enter or assume a certain state or condition

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

• go or come after and bring or take back

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• take vengeance on or get even

• achieve a point or goal

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

• communicate with a place or person; establish communication with, as if by telephone

• give certain properties to something

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of

• attract and fix

• reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot

• reach by calculation

• acquire as a result of some effort or action

• purchase

• perceive by hearing

• suffer from the receipt of

• receive as a retribution or punishment

• leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form

• reach and board

• irritate

• evoke an emotional response

• apprehend and reproduce accurately

• earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher

• overcome or destroy

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• make (offspring) by reproduction

have
verbv
noun

• a person who possesses great material wealth

verb

• have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense

• have as a feature

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• have ownership or possession of

• cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• have a personal or business relationship with someone

• organize or be responsible for

• have left

• be confronted with

• undergo

• suffer from; be ill with

• cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner

• receive willingly something given or offered

• get something; come into possession of

• undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)

• achieve a point or goal

• cause to be born

• have sex with; archaic use

find
verbv
noun

• a productive insight

• the act of discovering something

verb

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes

• come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost

• establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

• come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds

• perceive or be contemporaneous with

• get something or somebody for a specific purpose

• make a discovery, make a new finding

• obtain through effort or management

• decide on and make a declaration about

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place

• get or find back; recover the use of

• succeed in reaching; arrive at

• accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation

obtain
verbv
verb

• come into possession of

• receive a specified treatment (abstract)

• be valid, applicable, or true

pick up
verbv
verb

• take and lift upward

• take up by hand

• give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift

• gather or collect

• get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally

• get in addition, as an increase

• take into custody

• buy casually or spontaneously

• register (perceptual input)

• lift out or reflect from a background

• meet someone for sexual purposes

• fill with high spirits; fill with optimism

• improve significantly; go from bad to good

• perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

• eat by pecking at, like a bird

• gain or regain energy

accept
verbv
verb

• consider or hold as true

• receive willingly something given or offered

• give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

• react favorably to; consider right and proper

• admit into a group or community

• take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person

• tolerate or accommodate oneself to

• be designed to hold or take

• receive (a report) officially, as from a committee

• make use of or accept for some purpose

• be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal

achieve
verbv
verb

• to gain with effort

acquire
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)

• locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar

• win something through one's efforts

• gain knowledge or skills

• gain through experience

attain
verbv
verb

• to gain with effort

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• find unexpectedly

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

collect
verbv
noun

• a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

adverb

• make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays

adjective satellite

• payable by the recipient on delivery

verb

• get or gather together

• call for and obtain payment of

• assemble or get together

• get or bring together

• gather or collect

earn
verbv
verb

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

gain
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a quantity that is added

• the advantageous quality of being beneficial

• the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input

• the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

verb

• obtain

• win something through one's efforts

• derive a benefit from

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

• rise in rate or price

• increase or develop

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• increase (one's body weight)

gather
verbv
noun

• sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

• the act of gathering something

verb

• assemble or get together

• collect in one place

• increase in amount by collecting or gathering

• conclude from evidence

• draw together into folds or puckers

• get people together

• draw and bring closer

• look for (food) in nature

• increase or develop

procure
verbv
verb

• get by special effort

• arrange for sexual partners for others

score
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages

• a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest

• a set of twenty members

• grounds

• the facts about an actual situation

• an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

• a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

• a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• the act of scoring in a game or sport

• a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse

verb

• gain points in a game

• make small marks into the surface of

• make underscoring marks

• write a musical score for

• induce to have sex

• get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

secure
adjectiveadj
adjective

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

adjective satellite

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

verb

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens

take
verbv
noun

• the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

• the act of photographing a scene or part of a scene without interruption

verb

• carry out

• require (time or space)

• take somebody somewhere

• get into one's hands, take physically

• take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

• interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression

• take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

• take into one's possession

• travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route

• pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

• receive willingly something given or offered

• assume, as of positions or roles

• take into consideration for exemplifying purposes

• require as useful, just, or proper

• experience or feel or submit to

• make a film or photograph of something

• remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• accept or undergo, often unwillingly

• make use of or accept for some purpose

• conquer by force

• occupy or take on

• admit into a group or community

• ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial

• be a student of a certain subject

• take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

• head into a specified direction

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• be seized or affected in a specified way

• have with oneself; have on one's person

• engage for service under a term of contract

• receive or obtain regularly

• buy, select

• to get into a position of having, e.g., safety, comfort

• have sex with; archaic use

• lay claim to; as of an idea

• be designed to hold or take

• be capable of holding or containing

• develop a habit

• proceed along in a vehicle

• obtain by winning

• be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness

win
verbv
noun

• a victory (as in a race or other competition)

• something won (especially money)

verb

• be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

• win something through one's efforts

• obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

• attain success or reach a desired goal

• acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions

encounter
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a minor short-term fight

• a casual or unexpected convergence

• a casual meeting with a person or thing

• a hostile disagreement face-to-face

verb

• come together

• come upon, as if by accident; meet with

• be beset by

• experience as a reaction

• contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

experience
nounn
noun

• the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities

• the content of direct observation or participation in an event

• an event as apprehended

verb

• undergo or live through a difficult experience

• have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations

• go through (mental or physical states or experiences)

• undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

• undergo

Best Hypernyms For RECEIVE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for receive, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (34)
accept acquire get amass celebrate change collect comprehend consider convert earn experience fete gain garner gather greet have obtain partake perceive pocket procure reap reckon recognise recognize regard secure see take touch undergo view
Phrases (1)
pick up

Alternatives for GET

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