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Verbs (19)

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

reach, make, hit, arrive at, gain

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

fall upon, strike, come upon, light upon, chance upon, come across, chance on, happen upon, discover

v. find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake"

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Fuzzynyms (102)

reach, hit, attain

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

realize, realise

v. expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

produce, bring about, give rise

v. cause to happen, occur or exist; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system"

cause, do, make

v. give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

produce, bring about, give rise to

dispatch, discharge, complete

v. complete or carry out; "discharge one's duties"

do, perform

v. get (something) done; "I did my job"

score, hit, tally, rack up

v. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

cross-file, register

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

procure, secure

v. get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

receive, have

v. get something; come into possession of; "receive payment"; "receive a gift"; "receive letters from the front"

reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain

commit, practice

v. engage in or perform; "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

run, execute

v. carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine; "Run the dishwasher"; "run a new program on the Mac"; "the computer executed the instruction"

find, regain

v. come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"

finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish

v. finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain

achieve, accomplish, attain, reach

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

reach, hit, attain

v. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"

carry

v. cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"

catch, grab, take hold of

v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

proceed, go forward, continue

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

pull

v. operate when rowing a boat; "pull the oars"

drive, take

v. proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"

snap

v. bring the jaws together; "he snapped indignantly"

wander

v. go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

achieve, accomplish, attain, reach

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

realize, realise

v. expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

take, submit

v. accept or undergo, often unwillingly; "We took a pay cut"

find oneself, find

v. accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"

succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

hit

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

hit, strike

v. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"

punch

v. drive forcibly as if by a punch; "the nail punched through the wall"

ferret out, ferret

v. search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth"

reveal

v. disclose directly or through prophets; "God rarely reveal his plans for Mankind"

rout, root, rootle

v. dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"

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Antonyms (4)

fail, go wrong, miscarry

v. be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"

lose sight of

v. be no longer able to see; "We lost sight of the tower as pulled out of the harbor"

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