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getting act together
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adjust to a different situation or condition |
| Synonyms: | acclimate, accommodate, accustom, alter, change, come around, comply, conform, familiarize, fashion, fit, get act together, get used to, grow used to, habituate, harmonize, make, match, modify, play the game, prepare, qualify, readjust, reconcile, remodel, revise, roll with punches, shape, shape up, square, suit, tailor |
| Antonyms: | disarrange, dislocate, disorder, disturb, unfit |
| Main Entry: | arrange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make plans, often involving agreement |
| Synonyms: | adapt, adjust, agree to, blueprint, chart, come to terms, compromise, concert, construct, contrive, decide, design, determine, devise, direct, draft, establish, frame*, get act together, get ready, hammer out a deal, harmonize, iron out, lay out, line up, make a connection, make ready, manage, map out, negotiate, organize, prepare, project, promote, provide, pull a wire, pull things together, quarterback, resolve, schedule, scheme, set stage, settle, shape up, tailor, work out, work out a deal |
| Antonyms: | disorganize, not plan |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | coordinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | match, relate |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, adjust, agree, atune, combine, conduce, conform, correlate, get it together, get one's act together, harmonize, integrate, mesh, organize, pool, proportion, pull together, quarterback, reconcile, reconciliate, regulate, shape up, synchronize, systematize, team up |
| Antonyms: | disintegrate, mismatch, uncoordinate, unrelate |
| Main Entry: | rally |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | revive; take a turn for the better |
| Synonyms: | bounce back, brace up, come along, come around, come from behind, enliven, get act together, get back in shape, get better, get second wind, grow stronger, improve, invigorate, make a comeback, perk up, pick up, pull through, recover, recuperate, refresh, regain strength, shape up, snap out of it, surge, turn around, turn things around |
| Antonyms: | lose, regress, weaken |
| Main Entry: | systematize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in order |
| Synonyms: | arrange, array, contrive, design, devise, dispose, establish, frame, get act together, institute, make uniform, marshal, methodize, order, organize, plan, project, pull together, rationalize, regulate, schematize, shape up, standardize, straighten up, systemize, tighten up |
| Antonyms: | confuse, disorder, disorganize, mix up |
| Main Entry: | tidy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make neat and orderly |
| Synonyms: | clean, clear the decks, fix up, frame*, get act together, groom, neaten, order, police, pull together, put in good shape, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, shape up, spruce, spruce up, straighten, straighten up, tauten, whip into shape |
| Antonyms: | dirty, dishevel, disorder, disorganize, jumble, litter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | systemize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | order |
| Synonyms: | arrange, array, contrive, design, devise, dispose, establish, frame, get act together, institute, make uniform, marshal, methodize, organize, plan, project, pull together, rationalize, regulate, schematize, shape up, standardize, straighten up, tighten up |
| Main Entry: | trig |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tidy |
| Synonyms: | clean, clear the decks, fix up, frame*, freshen, get act together, groom, neaten, order, police, pull together, put in good shape, put in order, put in shape, put to rights, shape up, slick up, spruce, spruce up, straighten, straighten up, tauten, trim, whip into shape |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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