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GETTING: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GETTING?

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Need another word that means the same as “getting”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “getting” in this overview.

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Getting as a Noun
Definitions of "Getting" as a noun
Synonyms of "Getting" as a noun (1 Word)
Usage Examples of "Getting" as a noun
Associations of "Getting" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Getting” are: acquiring

Getting as a Noun

Definitions of "Getting" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “getting” as a noun can have the following definitions:

The act of acquiring something.
A return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent.

Synonyms of "Getting" as a noun (1 Word)

acquiring

The act of acquiring something.
I envied his talent for acquiring.

Usage Examples of "Getting" as a noun

He's much more interested in the getting than in the giving.

Associations of "Getting" (30 Words)

acquire	Learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality. I ve acquired a taste for whisky.
acquired	Gotten through environmental forces. Acquired characteristics such as a suntan or a broken nose cannot be passed on.
acquirement	Something acquired, typically a skill. The acquirement* of self control.*
acquisition	An ability that has been acquired by training. Western culture places a high value on material acquisition.
arrive	Reach a destination arrive by movement or progress. They arrived at the same conclusion.
attain	To gain with effort. Clarify your objectives and ways of attaining them.
attainable	Able to be attained; achievable. An attainable* target.*
available	(of a person) not otherwise occupied; free to do something. Community health services available* to Londoners.*
bring	Go or come after and bring or take back. What brings you here.
come	Come forth. I let my stupid pride come* between us.*
derive	Obtain. The present name derives from an older form.
earn	Earn on some commercial or business transaction earn as salary or wages. This latest win earned them 50 000 in prize money.
expulsion	The action of forcing something out of the body. The expulsion* of pus from the pimple.*
fetch	The action of fetching. He ran to fetch* help.*
gain	The factor by which power or voltage is increased in an amplifier or other electronic device, usually expressed as a logarithm. They recorded the cattle s gain* in weight over a period of weeks.*
have	Have or possess either in a concrete or an abstract sense. She s going to have* a baby.*
incur	Become subject to (something unwelcome or unpleasant) as a result of one’s own behaviour or actions. People who smoke incur* a great danger to their health.*
obtain	Get, acquire, or secure (something. The price of silver fell to that obtaining elsewhere in the ancient world.
obtainable	Able to be obtained. Customers financial details are easily obtainable.
possession	The state of being controlled by a demon or spirit. The landlord wishes to gain possession* of the accommodation.*
procure	Persuade or cause (someone) to do something. Food procured for the rebels.
procurement	The act of getting possession of something. Financial assistance for the procurement* of legal advice.*
purchase	Obtain by purchase acquire by means of a financial transaction. She made her purchases carefully.
reach	Reach a goal e g. The conference reached agreement on the draft treaty.
receive	Receive as a retribution or punishment. She received only cuts and bruises.
recipient	Receiving or capable of receiving something. A recipient* country.*
regain	Reach (a place, position, or thing) again; get back to. They were unable to regain* their boats.*
retrieval	The operation of accessing information from the computer’s memory. The investigation was completed after the retrieval* of plane wreckage.*
secure	Make certain of. The division secured a major contract.
wangle	Manage to obtain (something) by persuading or cleverly manipulating someone. I think we should be able to wangle* it so that you can start tomorrow.*