Synonyms for get at
get at

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1. access, get atverb

   reach or gain access to

   "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"

   Synonyms:
   annoy, devil, rile, get to, rag, gravel, access, nettle, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe

2. get atverb

   influence by corruption

   Synonyms:
   annoy, devil, rile, get to, rag, gravel, access, nettle, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe

3. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

   cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

   Synonyms:
   nark, dumbfound, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus

Matched Categories

1. • Displease
   • Influence
   • Reach

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1. get at

   Synonyms:
   discover, determine, find out

2. get at

   Synonyms:
   reach, make way to

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1. Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson:

   We want to serve the same food you get at our full-service fine-dining pizza restaurant for less money, a margherita pizza made with great ingredients at the original pizzeria is $13. We can serve the same pizza for $5.50. It is fast food with an extraordinary dining experience.

2. Douglas Adams:

   The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

3. Shelly Tygielski:

   Within the first 24 hours I received an email offering to start a Pandemic of Love community for San Francisco, and within two to three days I got messages to create communities in Portugal and Barcelona, and now I get at least 20 emails a day from folks who want to create micro-communities from all over the world.

4. Shelby Russell:

   We do believe that providing unique experiences is a way to draw moviegoers to movie theaters, and ICE is a great example of that, and this is an experience you can't get at home.

5. Melanie Leslie:

   Most important, internal investigations do little to get at the real problem -- the need to change a particular corporate culture, what's really needed is effective ethical leadership.