Antonyms of verb get_on

1 of 7 senses of get on

Sense 2
board, get on -- (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.))
       Antonym of get off (Sense 1)
      => get off -- (leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb get_on

7 senses of get on

Sense 1
get along with, get on with, get on, get along -- (have smooth relations; "My boss and I get along very well")
       => relate -- (have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers")

Sense 2
board, get on -- (get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.))
       => enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into -- (to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes")

Sense 3
hop on, mount, mount up, get on, jump on, climb on, bestride -- (get up on the back of; "mount a horse")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")

Sense 4
get on -- (grow late or (of time) elapse; "It is getting on midnight--let's all go to bed!")
       => approach, come near -- (come near in time; "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age")

Sense 5
get on, be on -- (appear in a show, on T.V. or radio; "The news won't be on tonight")
       => air -- (be broadcast; "This show will air Saturdays at 2 P.M.")

Sense 6
progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up -- (develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up")
       => develop -- (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time")

Sense 7
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate -- (grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce")
       => develop -- (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time")

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