Obtain and Upset

Obtain

Obtain verb - To receive as return for effort.

Upset and obtain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Upset" instead a verb "Obtain".

Nearby Words: obtained, obtainable, obtaining

Upset

Upset verb - To trouble the mind of; to make uneasy.

Obtain and upset are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obtain" instead a verb "Upset".

Nearby Word: upsetting

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

job obtain job upset job
status obtain status upset status
way obtain way upset way
money obtain money upset money
Other words: gun.

Both words in one sentence

  • Dexter's character asks for the chalice they were questing to obtain, and is upset that all it does is "you can drink from it and it'll never spill."
    Source: Monty Haul
  • Wrestling / Eddie Guerrero Eddie eventually won the match and then retreated to obtain another flak jacket for protection against the understandably upset Benoit.
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