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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | obtain or receive |
| Synonyms: | access, achieve, amass, annex, attain, bring in, buy, catch, collect, cop, corral*, earn, gain, gather, get, get hands on, get hold of, grab, have, hustle, land, latch onto, lock up, pick up, procure, promote, rack up, scare up, secure, snag*, take, take possession of, wangle, win |
| Notes: | a person or thing is the subject of (acquire) the acquiring process; a person or thing is the object or goal of (accrue) the accruing process |
| Antonyms: | fail, forfeit, forgo, lose, relinquish, surrender, yield |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | assume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adopt, acquire |
| Synonyms: | annex, appropriate, arrogate, borrow, clap hands on, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, get fingers on, get hands on, glom onto, grab, grab hold of, hijack, kipe, liberate, moonlight requisition, preempt, seize, snatch, swipe, take over, usurp |
| Notes: | assume means 'suppose to be the case, without proof; take for granted'; presume means 'suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; take for granted that something exists or is the case' |
| Antonyms: | leave, let alone, not take |
| Main Entry: | attain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | achieve, accomplish |
| Synonyms: | accede to, acquire, arrive, arrive at, bring off, come through, complete, cop, earn, effect, fulfill, gain, get fat, get hands on, get there, get*, glom onto, grasp, hit, latch onto, make it, obtain, procure, promote, pull off, rack up, reach, realize, reap, score, secure, snag, succeed, unzip, win |
| Notes: | obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort |
| Antonyms: | abandon, desert, fail, forfeit, give in, give up, lose, miss, surrender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | get |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come into possession of; achieve |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, acquire, annex, attain, bag*, bring, bring in, build up, buy into, buy off, buy out, capture, cash in on, chalk up, clean up, clear, come by, compass, cop, draw, earn, educe, effect, elicit, evoke, extort, extract, fetch, gain, get hands on, glean, grab, have, hustle*, inherit, land, lock up, make, make a buy, make a killing, net, obtain, parlay, pick up, procure, pull, rack up, realize, reap, receive, score, secure, snag*, snap up, snowball, succeed to, take, wangle, win |
| Antonyms: | fail, lose, miss, pass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | latch on to |
| Synonyms: | capture, catch, catch hold of, clutch, collar, corral*, get one's fingers on, get one's hands on, glom, grapple, grasp, grip, hook, land, lay one's hands on, nab, nail, pluck, seize, snag, snap up, snatch, take, take hold of |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | grip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hold tightly |
| Synonyms: | clap a hand on, clasp, clench, clinch, clutch, get one's hands on, grasp, latch on to, lay hands on, nab, seize, snag, snatch, take, take hold of |
| Antonyms: | let go, release |
| Main Entry: | have |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be in possession |
| Synonyms: | accept, acquire, admit, annex, bear, carry, chalk up, compass, corner, enjoy, gain, get, get hands on, get hold of, have in hand, hog, hold, include, keep, land, latch on to, lock up, obtain, occupy, own, pick up, possess, procure, receive, retain, secure, sit on, take, take in, teem with |
| Antonyms: | lack, need, want |
| Main Entry: | obtain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | get, acquire |
| Synonyms: | access, accomplish, achieve, annex, attain, beg borrow or steal, capture, chalk up, collect, come by, compass, cop, corral, drum up, earn, effect, fetch, gain, gather, get at, get hold of, get one's hands on, glean, gobble up, grab, have, hoard, inherit, invade, lay up, make use of, nab, occupy, pick up, pocket, procure, purchase, reach, realize, reap, receive, recover, retrieve, salvage, save, score, scrape together, scrape up, secure, seize, snag, take, wangle, win |
| Notes: | obtain means to come into possession of; attain means to gain with effort |
| Antonyms: | forfeit, forsake, lose, sacrifice |
| Main Entry: | possess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have or obtain |
| Synonyms: | acquire, be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, bear, carry, control, corner the market, corner*, dominate, enjoy, get hands on, get hold of, grab, have to name, hog, hold, latch on to, lock up, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize, sit on, take over, take possession |
| Antonyms: | dispossess, lose, miss, not have |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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