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Synonyms for obtain
əbˈteɪnob·tain

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English Synonyms and Antonyms2.5 / 2 votes

  1. obtain

    A person may obtain a situation by the intercession of friends, he procures a dinner by paying for it. Attain is a lofty word, pointing to some high or desirable result; a man attains the mountain summit, he attains honor or learning as the result of strenuous and earnest labor. Even that usage of attain which has been thought to refer to mere progress of time carries the thought of a result desired; as, to attain to old age; the man desires to live to a good old age; we should not speak of his attaining his dotage. One may attain an object that will prove not worth his labor, but what he achieves is in itself great and splendid; as, the Greeks at Marathon achieved a glorious victory. Compare DO; GET; REACH.

    Synonyms:
    accomplish, achieve, acquire, arrive at, attain, compass, earn, gain, get, grasp, master, procure, reach, secure, win

    Antonyms:
    abandon, fail, forfeit, give up, let go, lose, miss

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. obtainverb

    come into possession of

    "How did you obtain the visa?"

    Synonyms:
    incur, find, receive, prevail, get, hold

  2. receive, get, find, obtain, incurverb

    receive a specified treatment (abstract)

    "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

    Synonyms:
    pick up, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, have, find oneself, become, sustain, receive, retrieve, scram, prevail, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, hold, go, rule, fix, stick, pay back, regain, happen, suffer, feel, beat, set about, get down, get under one's skin, incur, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, stupefy, start, welcome, arrest, meet, witness, bring, bewilder, see, mother, chance, take, buzz off, catch, let, come up, beget, puzzle, flummox, invite, ascertain, get, generate, capture, find, baffle, produce, get hold, start out, pose, vex, aim, induce, find out, perplex, recover, bump, notice, gravel, begin, fetch, father, determine, commence, discover, encounter, arrive, set out, convey, acquire, come, line up, pay off, detect, bugger off, cause, take in, observe, nonplus

  3. prevail, hold, obtainverb

    be valid, applicable, or true

    "This theory still holds"

    Synonyms:
    accommodate, book, retain, get, moderate, view as, support, take hold, hold back, harbour, defend, triumph, bind, run, deem, reign, hold up, endure, dominate, predominate, take, have, concord, rule, check, make, take for, go for, receive, throw, defy, control, harbor, keep, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, die hard, incur, confine, find, have got, arrest, restrain, apply, withstand, persist, agree, hold in, halt, contain, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, declare, bear

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Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. gettethverb

    to get something from a person, place, or thing means to take possession of something.

    obtain and or receive

    Submitted by anonymous on August 10, 2022  

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. obtainverb

    Synonyms:
    procure, get, acquire, achieve, gain, win, earn, secure, get possession of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. obtainverb

    Synonyms:
    gain, get, procure, acquire, win, attain, secure

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How to use obtain in a sentence?

  1. The Justice Department:

    The individual involved in this case was indicted in 2011 in federal district court, the United States has consistently used the extradition process to obtain indicted fugitives who are overseas, so that they can stand trial in our federal courts.

  2. Richard Neal:

    While I do not take this step lightly, I believe this action gives us the best opportunity to succeed and obtain the requested material, i sincerely hope that the Treasury Department will furnish the requested material in the next week so the committee can quickly begin its work.

  3. Arthur Caplan:

    It's legal to obtain fetal tissue. You are not supposed to sell it. You can certainly make it available.

  4. Senate Republicans:

    If we alter our process and we are able to obtain intact fetal cadavers then we can make it part of the budget, it's all just a matter of line items.

  5. Marcus Aurelius, Meditations – Book Twelve:

    All the blessings which you pray to obtain hereafter could be yours today, if you did not deny them to yourself.


Translations for obtain

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  • حصلArabic
  • získatCzech
  • bestehen, erlangenGerman
  • obtenerSpanish
  • به دست آوردنPersian
  • pitää hallussaan, olla, olla olemassa, hankkiaFinnish
  • réussir, se procurer, s'établir, avoir succès, avoir, obtenirFrench
  • प्राप्तHindi
  • hozzájut, kap, megkapHungarian
  • avere, ottenere, riuscire, stabilirsiItalian
  • לְהַשִׂיגHebrew
  • 持っている, 手に入れる, 成し遂げる, 獲得, 持つ, 取得Japanese
  • 얻다, 갖다, 이루다, 굳히다Korean
  • ده‌سکه‌وتن, په‌یداکردنKurdish
  • consequor, succedo, impetro, assequor, teneo, obtineoLatin
  • dabūt, iegūt, būtLatvian
  • verkrijgenDutch
  • dostać, dostawać, nabyć, otrzymać, otrzymywać, uzyskać, nabywać, uzyskiwaćPolish
  • obterPortuguese
  • reuși, avea succes, avea, obține, a se stabiliRomanian
  • доставать, добыть, получить, добывать, получать, достатьRussian
  • erhållaSwedish
  • பெறTamil
  • సమకూర్చుకొనుTelugu
  • ได้รับThai
  • elde etmekTurkish
  • حاصل کریںUrdu

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