Synonyms for get back
get back

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1. win back, get backverb

   recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost

   "We got back the money after we threatened to sue the company"; "He got back his son from the kidnappers"

   Synonyms:
   get even, win back, settle

2. get even, get backverb

   take revenge or even out a score

   "I cannot accept the defeat--I want to get even"

   Synonyms:
   get even, win back, equalise, settle, equalize

3. settle, get backverb

   get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury

   "I finally settled with my old enemy"

   Synonyms:
   conciliate, square off, square up, adjudicate, ensconce, go down, win back, go under, settle, locate, take root, get even, determine, subside, finalize, resolve, sink, root, finalise, descend, nail down, settle down, steady down, make up, fall, patch up, reconcile, decide

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1. get back

   Synonyms:
   return

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1. get back

   Synonyms:
   return, recover, recuperate, reclaim, retrieve, regain

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1. Dwight D Eisenhower:

   There's no tragedy in life like the death of a child. Things never get back to the way they were.

2. John Thune:

   Our identity for the past several years now has been built around an individual, you got to get back to where its built around a set of ideals and principles and policies.

3. Webster County:

   We told him the freezer quit working and he needed to hurry up and get back here.

4. Francisca Ashietey-Odunton:

   On Tuesday, the [ Turkish ] Ministry of Foreign Affairs here informed me that they wanted to confirm if Christian Atsu had been found and rescued, and sent to a medical centre. However, in all the confusion, which is understandable under the circumstances, they are not sure yet which particular hospital or health facility Christian Atsu has been sent to, on Wednesday again, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has assured me they are working feverishly to find out which facility Christian Atsu was sent to and will get back to me as soon as possible because I have been on them that I need to go and see Christian Atsu.

5. Jim McGovern:

   I wish we weren't going down this road right now, we're now prone to too many generalizations here that paint people here with a broad brush that is inaccurate. And I think if we want to get back to a time where we can actually find common ground, we all got to kind of cool it a little bit.