Synonyms for gets around


Grammar : Verb
Spell : get
Phonetic Transcription : gɛt

Top 10 synonyms for gets around Other synonyms for the word gets around

Définition of gets around

Origin :
  • early 14c., "offspring," from get (v.). Meaning "what is got, booty" is from 14c.
  • As in inveigle : verb entice, manipulate
  • As in negotiate : verb traverse, cross
  • As in overcome : verb beat, defeat
  • As in prevail upon/prevail on : verb persuade, influence
  • As in shirk : verb avoid, get out of responsibility
  • As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
  • As in sidestep : verb dodge
  • As in socialize : verb be friendly at gatherings
  • As in veer : verb change direction
  • As in weasel : verb avoid, evade
  • As in prevail on : verb persuade
  • As in bypass : verb avoid
  • As in cajole : verb attempt to coax; flatter
  • As in goldbrick : verb idle
  • As in circulate : verb flow
  • As in circumvent : verb fool, mislead
  • As in nationalize : verb socialize
  • As in deviate : verb stray from normal path
  • As in divert : verb take attention away
  • As in dodge : verb avoid
  • As in elude : verb avoid; escape
  • As in evade : verb get away from
  • As in foil : verb circumvent, nip in the bud
Example sentences :
  • When summer gets around I guess it's likely the next thing to hell.
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Unaga » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • His credit ain't much to boast of now, and when it gets around that I have drawn out, it won't improve.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of an American Citizen » by Robert Herrick
  • “Why, he will very likely be my husband one of these days, when he gets around to it,” she explained frankly.
  • Extract from : « Eve to the Rescue » by Ethel Hueston
  • When he gets around to it, he can send me some money to further this work I am engaged on here.
  • Extract from : « The Curved Blades » by Carolyn Wells
  • Somehow I got twisted up in the shrubbery, and instead of goin' back the way I came, I gets around on the other corner.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • She gets around the ten year age limit because of the fact that she is the mascot of the Troop.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scout's Triumph » by Katherine Keene Galt
  • Meanwhile Miss Leroy gets around to statin' the real reason why we're bein' honored.
  • Extract from : « The House of Torchy » by Sewell Ford
  • Then he knows she'd be awful sweet to a little baby and so next time he gets around he brings one to us.
  • Extract from : « Suzanna Stirs the Fire » by Emily Calvin Blake
  • His left foot was cut off in a trap, but he gets around nicely on one stump.
  • Extract from : « Meg of Mystery Mountain » by Grace May North
  • It will be a month old before he gets around to sound my heart action again, and he will have forgotten all about it by then.
  • Extract from : « The Girls of Central High at Basketball » by Gertrude W. Morrison

Antonyms for gets around

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