Words Like OBTAIN

We have put together a list of words that are similar to OBTAIN.

23 Alternative Words Similar to obtain

1 Receive Verb      Synonym Words Like Receive
2 Get Verb      Synonym Words Like Get
3 Find Verb      Synonym Words Like Find
4 Incur Verb      Synonym Words Like Incur
5 Prevail Verb      Synonym Words Like Prevail
6 Hold Verb      Synonym Words Like Hold
7 Acquire Verb      Synonym Words Like Acquire
8 Be Verb      Synonym Words Like Be
9 Change Verb      Synonym Words Like Change
10 Exist Verb      Synonym Words Like Exist
11 Keep Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Keep
12 Possess Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Possess
13 Succeed Verb-intransitive      Synonym Words Like Succeed
14 Take Verb      Hyponym Words Like Take
15 Grab Verb      Hyponym Words Like Grab
16 Secure Verb      Hyponym Words Like Secure
17 Excavate Verb      Hyponym Words Like Excavate
18 Derive Verb      Hyponym Words Like Derive
19 Carry Verb      Hyponym Words Like Carry
20 Kite Verb      Hyponym
21 Extract Verb      Hyponym Words Like Extract
22 Gain Verb      Hyponym Words Like Gain
23 Source Verb      Hyponym Words Like Source

3 examples of obtain

1 the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer
2 His movie received a good review
3 I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions

10 definitions of obtain

1 To hold; to keep; to possess.
2 To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
3 To gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to become prevalent or general; to prevail.
4 To prevail; to succeed.
5 receive a specified treatment (abstract)
6 be valid, applicable, or true
7 come into possession of
8 To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.
9 To be established, accepted, or customary: "standards, proprieties that no longer obtain” ( Meg Greenfield).
10 Archaic To succeed.
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