Synonyms for obtaining
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uhb-teyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : əbˈteɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for obtaining Other synonyms for the word obtaining
- accomplish
- annex
- beg borrow or steal
- capture
- chalk up
- come by
- compass
- cop
- corral
- drum up
- effect
- fetch
- get at
- get hold of
- get one's hands on
- gobble up
- grab
- hoard
- inherit
- invade
- lay up
- make use of
- nab
- occupy
- procure
- purchase
- reach
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- retrieve
- salvage
- save
- score
- scrape together
- scrape up
- secure
- seize
- snag
- take
- wangle
- win
Définition of obtaining
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French obtenir "acquire, obtain" (14c.), from Latin obtinere "hold, hold fast, take hold of, get possession of, acquire," from ob "to" (though perhaps intensive in this case; see ob-) + tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Related: Obtained; obtaining.
- verb get, acquire
- He had let the habit of obtaining whatever he started after get the better of him.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- I am foolish, indeed, to be so sad in obtaining the very object I have sought!
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- His experiences were most interesting in obtaining some of the rarest specimens.
- Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
- Then, after obtaining her number, she entered the wash-house.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Obtaining money with a cheque you knew your bank could not meet.
- Extract from : « The Silver Box (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
- The problem of obtaining access to the place now confronted him.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
- Failure of the plan of obtaining remittances from Vera Cruz.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
- I am in a way of obtaining most of the information you desired.
- Extract from : « The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX » by Various
- You come to me, sir, when you have exhausted all other means of obtaining your end?
- Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
- Nor did he succeed in obtaining a loan within the little time at his disposal.
- Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
Antonyms for obtaining
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