Getting
Getting noun - The act of acquiring something.
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Synonyms for Getting
Taking on and getting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Taking on" instead a noun "Getting".
Nearby Word: get
Taking on
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- acceptance and getting
- acceptance and taking on
- take and getting
- take and taking on
- acquisition and getting
- acquisition and taking on
- acquire and getting
- acquire and taking on
- begin and getting
- begin and taking on
- receiving and getting
- receiving and taking on
- attainment and getting
- attainment and taking on
Both terms in one sentence
- What follows is a host of scenes with George taking on and getting fired from various jobs (each parodying a famous sitcom), only to immediately get back his job as President Of The United States by the end of the episode.
Source: George Jetson Job Security - Two specific examples: Master Liu tries taking on three Japanese pugilists, only to find that Conservation of Ninjutsu is not in play, and ends up getting kicked around.
Source: No Holds Barred Beatdown / Film - This leads to her taking on Zalachenko and Niedermann by herself, and getting shot in the head.
Source: I Work Alone
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Taking on and Getting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/getting/taking_on
Getting & Taking on. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/getting/taking_on>.
Taking on or Getting. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/getting/taking_on.
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