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Antonyms for getting hold of
Grammar : Verb |
- abandon
- abstain
- add
- aid
- assist
- avoid
- be honest
- be ignorant
- be immune
- compensate
- compress
- concentrate
- confuse
- create
- deliver
- deny
- depart
- destroy
- disallow
- discontinue
- discourage
- disenchant
- dispense
- disperse
- dispossess
- disprove
- dispute
- dissemble
- disseminate
- dissuade
- distribute
- divide
- dodge
- donate
- drop
- endanger
- exclude
- fail
- fall behind
- forfeit
- forgo
- forsake
- free
- give
- give away
- give up
- halt
- harm
- have
- help
- hinder
- hurt
- ignore
- injure
- invalidate
- keep
- kill
- lack
- leave
- let go
- liberate
- look away
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- maintain
- meed
- misconceive
- misinterpret
- miss
- mistake
- misunderstand
- need
- neglect
- not have
- offer
- overlook
- pass
- plant
- prevent
- push
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- renounce
- repel
- repulse
- sacrifice
- scatter
- sell
- separate
- share
- spend
- spread
- squander
- stop
- surrender
- throw away
- turn away
- unfasten
- unlock
- unsettle
- untie
- veto
- want
- waste
- yield
Definition of getting hold of
- As in master : verb learn; become proficient
- As in ascertain : verb make sure
- As in obtain : verb get, acquire
- As in possess : verb have or obtain
- As in procure : verb acquire, obtain
- As in purchase : verb buy, obtain
- As in reach : verb stretch to; touch
- As in receive : verb accept delivery of something
- As in secure : verb obtain
- As in take : verb get; help oneself to
- As in acquire : verb obtain or receive
- As in collect : verb accumulate, come together
- As in get at : verb attain
- As in have : verb be in possession
Synonyms for getting hold of
- abduct
- accept
- access
- accomplish
- achieve
- acquire
- admit
- aggregate
- amass
- annex
- apprehend
- approach
- appropriate
- array
- arrest
- arrive
- arrogate
- ascertain
- assemble
- assume
- assure
- attain
- bag
- be blessed with
- be born with
- be endowed with
- be given
- be in receipt of
- be informed
- be told
- bear
- beat the game
- beat the system
- beg borrow or steal
- bone up
- bring around
- bring in
- buck
- bury yourself in
- buy
- buy out
- buy up
- capture
- carry
- carry off
- carry to
- carve out
- catch
- catch on
- chalk up
- check
- check out
- check up on
- cinch
- clasp
- cluster
- clutch
- collar
- collect
- come at
- come by
- come into
- come up to
- compass
- compile
- comprehend
- confirm
- congregate
- congress
- contact
- continue to
- control
- convene
- converge
- convoke
- cop
- corner
- corner the market
- corral
- cram
- deal in
- derive
- determine
- dig
- discover
- divine
- dominate
- double-check
- draw
- drum up
- earn
- effect
- encompass
- end
- enjoy
- ensnare
- ensure
- entrap
- equal
- establish
- excel in
- extend to
- eye
- eyeball
- feel for
- fetch
- find
- find out
- fix
- flock
- flock together
- gain
- gain access
- gain mastery
- gain possession
- gather
- gather up
- get
- get a hold of
- get at
- get down cold
- get down pat
- get from
- get hands on
- get hold of
- get it down
- get one's hands on
- get the hang of
- get the knack of
- get to
- glean
- go
- go as far as
- go on
- go shopping
- go to
- gobble up
- grab
- grasp
- grind
- grip
- group
- guarantee
- hand
- handle
- haul in
- have
- have in hand
- have to name
- heap
- hear
- hit the books
- hoard
- hog
- hold
- hold out
- hook
- hustle
- identify
- include
- induce
- inherit
- insure
- invade
- invest
- join
- keep
- land
- latch on to
- latch onto
- lay hands on
- lay hold of
- lay up
- lead
- learn
- learn the ropes
- lock
- lock up
- look-see
- lunge
- maintain
- make
- make a buy
- make a haul
- make a purchase
- make certain
- make contact with
- make sure
- make use of
- manage to get
- market
- megastudy
- muster
- nab
- obtain
- occupy
- overtake
- own
- pass
- pass along
- patronize
- pay for
- peg
- perceive
- persuade
- pick up
- pick up on
- possess
- prehend
- prevail upon
- procure
- promote
- pull
- pull down
- pull in
- purchase
- put out
- rack up
- rally
- reach
- read
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- redeem
- rendezvous
- retain
- retrieve
- roll on
- round up
- salvage
- save
- scare up
- score
- scrape together
- scrape up
- secure
- see
- seize
- settle
- shake hands
- shoot
- shop
- shop for
- sit on
- size
- size up
- snag
- snatch
- solicit
- span
- spread
- stand
- stockpile
- strain
- strike
- study
- swamp
- take
- take hold of
- take in
- take over
- take possession
- take possession of
- take up
- teem with
- tell
- truck
- understand
- verify
- wangle
- win
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