GET THERE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

get there

phrase

Definition of get there

as in succeed

to reach a desired level of accomplishment She reamed of being a famous actress and would stop at nothing to get there.

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Recent Examples of get there The highway to get there is a single-lane road for miles and miles and miles, and there’s sagebrush all around. — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 Just bring cash and consider getting there early, as the small dining room can fill up quickly. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026 Companies are imagining what AI might make possible, and making moves before fully understanding how to get there. — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Even getting there and failing is better than not even having a shot at it. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2026 How to get to the State Fair Getting to the State Fair can be one of the more stressful parts of the fair experience, but there are several low-cost ways to get there. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The steps the agent takes to get there can tell you much more. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Others get there through divorce, widowhood or the unexpected turns life takes. — Angie O’Leary, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Nashville praises the family, but how exactly that baby gets there…well, you’re not supposed to talk about that. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get there

Phrase

These writers saw themselves as craftsmen and their field as closed to outsiders; at the Daily Mirror, the standard-bearing populist sheet, the crafty Lamb hadn’t been able to get ahead.

— Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The Seattle right-hander got ahead in the count 1-2, but Happ kept his hands tucked on a down-and-in splitter to blast it off the right-field foul pole for his 22nd home run of the season.

— CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of get ahead

Phrase

The baby didn’t make it, and neither did the wife, who died a year later, a victim of the horrendous pandemic that swept the planet clean.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
But for millions of people juggling demanding jobs, caring for children, recovering from injuries, managing chronic pain or simply trying to make it through another exhausting day, regular workouts aren't always realistic.

— Daryl Austin, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of make it

Phrase

After spending 26 years trying to get somewhere, this copy won’t be going back in the mail.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Some are predicting that Colorado defenseman Cale Makar will get somewhere in the $18 million to $20 million range before the start of September’s training camps.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2026

Definition of get somewhere

Phrase

My interest came from learning folk songs, memorable stories passed down over the generations in an oral sense before the American music business cut it up and started handing out ownership of copyrights and publishing.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
Cleveland cut it to 3-1 in the fifth when Rocchio doubled, went to third on Kwan’s groundout and scored on Bazzana’s sacrifice fly.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026