Synonyms for Get at:

n.
- discover
- find
- gather
- read up on
- uncover
- blame
- criticize
- denigrate
- deride
- find fault with
- put down
- reproach
- mince (your) words
- obliqueness
• access
- access
• annoy
- annoy
• bother
- bother
• chafe
- chafe
• get at
- devil
- gravel
- irritate
- nark
- nettle
- rag
- vex
v.
• bribe
- bought back
- buying back
- buys back
- co axed
- co axing
- co-axed
- co-axing
- didst business
- does business
- doest business
- doeth business
- dost business
- doth business
- gat to
- gotten to
- greased palm
- greases palm
- greasing palm
- made a deal
- made deal
- make deal
- makes a deal
- makes deal
- making a deal
- making deal
- oiled palm
- oiling palm
- oils palm
- payed off
- paying off
- pays off
- re warded
- re warding
- re-warded
- re-warding
- sweeten pot
- sweetened pot
- sweetened the pot
- sweetening pot
- sweetening the pot
- sweetens pot
- sweetens the pot
- taking care of
• drive at
- alludes to
- alluding to
- de sign
- de signed
- de signing
- de signs
- de-sign
- de-signed
- de-signing
- de-signs
- had in mind
- had mind
- haddest in mind
- haddest mind
- hadst in mind
- hadst mind
- has mind
- hast in mind
- hast mind
- hath in mind
- hath mind
- have mind
- having in mind
- having mind
- hinting at
- hints at
- in tend
- in tended
- in tending
- in tends
- in-tend
- in-tended
- in-tending
- in-tends
- pro pose
- pro posed
- pro posing
- pro-pose
- pro-posing
- refers to
• ferret out
- am on to
- am to
- are on to
- are to
- art to
- be to
- being on to
- being to
- bring light
- chased down
- chases down
- chasing down
- digged out
- digged up
- digging out
- digs out
- dis close
- dis closed
- dis closes
- dis closing
- dis cover
- dis covered
- dis covering
- dis covers
- dis-close
- dis-closed
- dis-closes
- dis-closing
- dis-cover
- dis-covered
- dis-covering
- dis-covers
- drave out
- drove out
- dug out
- ex tract
- ex-tract
- ex-tracts
- hunted down
- hunting down
- hunts down
- is on to
- is to
- nosed out
- noses out
- nosing out
- pick upon
- picked up on
- picked upon
- picking upon
- picks up on
- picks upon
- pro bed
- pro-bed
- rooted out
- roots out
- scouted out
- scouting out
- scouts out
- searches out
- smelled out
- smelling out
- smells out
- smelt out
- smoked out
- smokes out
- smoking out
- sniffed out
- sniffing out
- sniffs out
- un cover
- un covered
- un covering
- un covers
- un earth
- un earthed
- un earthing
- un earths
- un-cover
- un-covering
- un-covers
- un-earth
- un-earthed
- un-earthing
- un-earths
- was on to
- was to
- wast on to
- wast to
- were on to
- were to
- wert on to
- wert to
- wormed out
- worming out
- worms out
• influence
- act up on
- acted up on
- acting up on
- acting upon
- acts up on
- acts upon
- am recognized
- are recognized
- argue in to
- argued in to
- argued into
- argues in to
- argues into
- art recognized
- being recognized
- bring bear
- dis pose
- dis posed
- dis posing
- dis-pose
- dis-posed
- dis-posing
- had a part in
- had part in
- haddest a part in
- haddest part in
- hadst a part in
- hadst part in
- has a part in
- has part in
- hast a part in
- hast part in
- hath a part in
- hath part in
- have part in
- having a part in
- having part in
- impacted on
- impacting on
- impacts on
- in cite
- in cites
- in cline
- in clines
- in duce
- in duces
- in-cite
- in-cited
- in-cline
- in-clines
- in-duce
- in-duces
- is recognized
- pre dispose
- pre disposes
- pre disposing
- pre vail
- pre vailed
- pre vailing
- pre vails
- pre-dispose
- pre-disposed
- pre-disposes
- pre-disposing
- pre-vail
- pre-vailed
- pre-vails
- pulled strings
- pulling strings
- pulls strings
- talk in to
- talked in to
- talked into
- talking in to
- talking into
- talks in to
- talks into
- was recognized
- wast recognized
- were recognized
- wert recognized
- work up on
- worked up on
- working up on
- working upon
- works up on
- works upon
- wrought up on
• locate
- come up on
- happen up on
- happened up on
- happening up on
- happening upon
- happens up on
- happens upon
- hit up on
- hits up on
- hits upon
- hitting up on
- hitting upon
- laid hands on
- laid one hands on
- laid one's hands on
- laid ones hands on
- lay one hands on
- lay ones hands on
- laying hands on
- laying one hands on
- laying one's hands on
- laying ones hands on
- lays one hands on
- lays one's hands on
- lays ones hands on
- light up on
- lighted up on
- lighted upon
- lighting up on
- lighting upon
- lights up on
- lights upon
- lit up on
- lit upon
- meeting with
- meets with
- pinned down
- stumbled on
- stumbles on
- stumbling on
- trips over
- zeroed in on
- zeroed on
- zeroes in on
- zeroes on
- zeroing in on
- zeroing on
• motion
- get at
Other synonyms:

•

skirt

•

broad

Other relevant words:

• bribe

• ferret out

• influence

• locate

• Other relevant words (noun):

rankle
rile

• Other relevant words (transitive noun):

What are the hypernyms for Get at?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Other hypernyms:
comprehend, decipher, divine, fathom, grasp, understand.

What are the hyponyms for Get at?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for get at (as verbs)
- motion
  make, HIT, gain, arrive at, attain, reach.
- social
  influence, act upon, work.

What are the opposite words for get at?

Get at, commonly used as a phrasal verb, means to arrive at a conclusion or to understand something. The antonyms for the phrase could be misunderstood, confused, or misinterpreting. Misunderstood refers to a state of being not clear about something, which can lead to confusion on the listeners' part. Confused means to have a lack of understanding or to be unable to think clearly. Misinterpreting refers to a situation where the message is conveyed incorrectly or in a manner not intended. Hence, it is essential to communicate effectively as misinterpretation and confusion can lead to breakdowns in communication.

What are the antonyms for Get at?

v.
• attain
- lose
- miss
- pass

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The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair.

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I certainly do get at the end of my rope at times. We all do.

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I think the real target of al-Qaeda is Saudi Arabia by the way. They hate us and we're a vehicle to get at Saudi Arabia. I think Osama bin Laden really wants to topple that regime and have his people move in, but that's a whole other story.

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Some of the things you read you get an immediate reaction to so I've stopped reading things now. I do worry about my family though. Some people do try some nasty things to get at them and try and get a reaction from them.

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Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches.

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