Showing results for "obtaining"

present participle of obtain.

obtaining

ADJECTIVE

dominant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assertive commanding effective leading main powerful predominant preeminent prevailing prevalent principal

STRONG

ascendant chief demonstrative first governing imperative ruling sovereign

WEAK

authoritative bossy despotic domineering foremost imperious outweighing overbalancing overbearing overweighing paramount predominate preponderant presiding regnant reigning supreme surpassing transcendent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

auxiliary extra impotent incapable ineffective inferior minor secondary subordinate trivial unimportant weak

STRONG

inessential submissive unnecessary

WEAK

humble modest reserved retiring unaggressive unassuming uncontrolling

ADJECTIVE

occupying

Synonyms

STRONG

commanding controlling covering holding maintaining owning permeating pervading placed possessing posted remaining residing resting sitting situated staying tenanting

WEAK

assigned to living in settled on taking up

Antonyms

WEAK

gone leaving removing

ADJECTIVE

realizing

Synonyms

STRONG

acquiring clearing gaining getting inheriting making netting receiving

WEAK

taking in

NOUN

acceptance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acknowledgment admission approval compliance consent cooperation recognition

STRONG

acquiring assent getting go ahead nod okay permission receipt reception undertaking yes

WEAK

accepting gaining green light receiving securing taking on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial disagreement disapproval dissension opposition refusal

STRONG

veto

WEAK

disbelief dissent

NOUN

attainment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fulfillment realization

STRONG

acquirement acquisition arrival completion feat finish getting procurement reaching winning

WEAK

arete gaining reaping securing succeeding

Antonyms

WEAK

failure forfeit loss miss surrender

NOUN

buying

Synonyms

STRONGEST

shopping transaction

STRONG

acquiring getting ordering procuring

Antonyms

WEAK

selling

NOUN

capture

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abduction apprehension arrest confiscation imprisonment occupation seizure taking

STRONG

acquirement acquisition appropriating appropriation bag bust catch collar commandeering drop ensnaring fall gaining grab grasping hook nab nail pinch pull securing seizing snatching sweep trapping trip winning

WEAK

hit the jackpot knock off laying hold of pick up run-in taking captive taking into custody

Antonyms

STRONGEST

letting go release

STRONG

rise

WEAK

freeing

NOUN

collection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemblage assortment compilation lot number selection set store

STRONG

acquiring acquisition agglomeration anthology assembling assembly batch caboodle clump cluster collation combination company congeries congregation convocation crowd cumulation digest gathering heap hoard kit levy mass medley mess miscellany mobilization muster omnibus pile quantity stack stock stockpile

WEAK

accumulating amassing amassment bringing together securing

Antonyms

STRONG

division individual separation

NOUN

getting

Synonyms

STRONG

appropriating assimilating capturing catching clutching confiscating earning gaining grasping mastering pursuing securing seizing snatching taking winning

Antonyms

WEAK

abandoning giving up losing refusal rejecting throwing off

NOUN

Synonyms

STRONGEST

okay permission yes

STRONG

acknowledgment acquiescence acquiring admission agreement approval assent compliance consent cooperation getting go ahead nod receipt reception recognition undertaking

WEAK

accepting gaining green light receiving securing taking on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

denial veto

STRONG

disagreement disapproval dissension dissent opposition refusal rejection

NOUN

purchasing

Synonyms

STRONG

acquiring possession procuring

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Obtaining one is a multi-step process that can take months to several years.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Obtaining independent information outside of official channels is particularly difficult in Iran, where media access to areas outside the capital Tehran is limited or non-existent.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

Obtaining dollars to buy raw materials like oil, flour or rice to then refine and process became Kazin’s chief preoccupation.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Obtaining a pardon was “about finding the right attorneys,” Banks explained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Obtaining random samples is a difficult art, and the pollster doesn’t always succeed.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

obtaining

Example Sentences

Related Words