GET ROUND Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

get round

verb

Definition of get round

as in to spread

to become known word got round that a movie star was spending the night at a local motel

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Recent Examples of get round But to unmask the killer in a mansion filled with ticking clocks and suspects, amateur detective Eileen must first get round discouragement from Lady Caterham, played by Helena Bonham Carter, and Sherlock star Martin Freeman as superintendent Battle. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026 At the end of last month, Trump finally got round to including Seth Meyers in his social media barrages against the comedians that regularly mock him. — Peter White, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025 There were humorous suggestions to get round the problem, such as clitch, but none caught on. — David Crystal june 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025 The long wheelbase makes getting round corners with high curbs extremely stressful and sometimes impossible to achieve unscathed, particularly with the 22in wheels on my review car. — James Morris, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025 So Russia developed a new network of shippers to get round the restrictions and keep selling to India and China. — Tim Lister, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024 So, will Fitbit implement this before Apple gets round to it (the Cupertino giant is believed to be working on adding this capability to a future Apple Watch)? — David Phelan, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023 Other self-driving companies try to get round this by reducing the scope for uncertainty. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get round

Verb

Smoke higher in the atmosphere will also spread farther east into the Northern Plains and Midwest.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Thursday’s best performances spread the entire field, with six different men leading the six individual apparatus races.

— Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

Images circulating on social media and verified by CNN appear to show large plumes of smoke over Mocha.

— Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Its screenshots have circulated with ferocity this past week as proof that Grande is in danger, and imperiling others with her.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of circulate

Verb

The heist goes wrong when one sister injures her back and ends up trapped on the second floor, setting off an increasingly frantic bid to get out before the homeowner comes home.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Jackie helps Cole with the UT stuff and Cole helps Jackie just get out of her shell and live life a little bit, which is so needed.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

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