obtaining

The word “obtaining” has 3 syllables: ob-tain-ing

It's pronounced as /əbˈteɪnɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for obtaining?

In the thesaurus, “obtaining” has 225 synonyms and 62 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for obtaining along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for obtaining

abduction
accepting
accomplishing
accumulating
achieving
acknowledgment
acquiescence
acquirement
acquiring
acquisition
admission
agglomeration
agreement
amassing
amassment
annexing
anthology
apprehension
appropriating
appropriation
approval
arete
arrest
arrival
ascendant
assemblage
assembling
assembly
assent
assertive
assigned to
assimilating
assortment
attaining
authoritative
bag
bagging
batch
bossy
bringing in
bringing together
bust
caboodle
capturing
carrying
catch
catching
chief
clearing
clump
cluster
clutching
collar
collation
combination
coming by
commandeering
commanding
company
compilation
completion
compliance
confiscating
confiscation
congeries
congregation
consent
controlling
convocation
cooperation
covering
crowd
cumulation
demonstrative
despotic
digest
domineering
drawing
drop
earning
effective
ensnaring
fall
feat
finish
first
foremost
fulfillment
gaining
garnering
gathering
getting
go ahead
governing
grab
grasping
green light
grossing
heap
hit the jackpot
hoard
holding
hook
imperative
imperious
imprisonment
inheriting
kit
knock off
knocking down
landing
laying hold of
leading
levy
living in
lot
main
maintaining
making
mass
mastering
medley
mess
miscellany
mobilization
muster
nab
nail
netting
nod
number
occupation
occupying
okay
omnibus
ordering
outweighing
overbalancing
overbearing
overweighing
owning
paramount
permeating
permission
pervading
pick up
picking up
pile
pinch
placed
possessing
possession
posted
powerful
predominant
predominate
preeminent
preponderant
presiding
prevailing
prevalent
principal
procurement
procuring
pull
pulling down
pursuing
quantity
racking up
reaching
reacquiring
realization
realizing
reaping
reattaining
recapturing
receipt
receiving
reception
recognition
regaining
regnant
reigning
remaining
remaking
residing
resting
ruling
run-in
scoring
securing
seizing
seizure
selection
set
settled on
shopping
sitting
situated
snatching
sovereign
stack
staying
stock
stockpile
store
succeeding
supreme
surpassing
sweep
taking
taking captive
taking in
taking into custody
taking on
taking over
taking up
tenanting
transaction
transcendent
trapping
trip
undertaking
winning
yes

Antonyms for obtaining

abandoning
according
auxiliary
denial
disagreement
disapproval
disbelief
dissension
dissent
division
extra
failure
forfeit
forfeiting
freeing
giving
giving up
gone
granting
handing over
humble
impotent
incapable
individual
ineffective
inessential
inferior
leaving
letting go
losing
loss
minor
miss
modest
opposition
paying
refusal
rejecting
rejection
release
relinquishing
removing
reserved
retiring
rise
secondary
selling
separation
submissive
subordinate
surrender
surrendering
throwing off
trivial
unaggressive
unassuming
uncontrolling
unimportant
unnecessary
veto
weak
yielding

Meanings of obtaining

verb
1. To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
2. To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
3. To prevail, be victorious; to succeed.
4. To hold; to keep, possess or occupy.
5. To exist or be the case; to hold true, be in force.

Example Sentences

Obtaining a visa can be a lengthy process for international travelers.
The company is focused on obtaining new clients to expand its market reach.
Researchers are interested in obtaining funding for their study on renewable energy sources.
She faced challenges obtaining the necessary permits to start her small business.
Obtaining a college degree is often seen as essential for career advancement in many fields.

On this page you'll find 287 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to obtaining, such as: abandoning, abduction, accepting, accomplishing, according, accumulating, achieving.

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