Synonyms for get at
get at

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1. access, get atverb

   reach or gain access to

   "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"

   Synonyms:
   annoy, devil, rile, get to, rag, gravel, access, nettle, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe

2. get atverb

   influence by corruption

   Synonyms:
   annoy, devil, rile, get to, rag, gravel, access, nettle, irritate, bother, nark, vex, chafe

3. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devilverb

   cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

   "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

   Synonyms:
   nark, dumbfound, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus

Matched Categories

1. • Displease
   • Influence
   • Reach

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1. get at

   Synonyms:
   discover, determine, find out

2. get at

   Synonyms:
   reach, make way to

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1. Bhanu Prakash Kolla:

   We need to prioritize sleep and try and get at least seven hours each night, when we can not, making sure that we have some time to recoup and being aware that the sleep deprivation impacts our mood and cognition is important.

2. Ullas Karanth:

   At this point we do not have the data, and even a rigorous methodology to get at such a global number.

3. David Michael Smith:

   Our elected officials and politicians need to hear from the community that not all of us want more cops or harsher policing, we need to get at the root causes of the problem.

4. Steve Parrish:

   Should this be the first way to get at money ? I would say no, retirement plans should be among the last places to look.

5. Melanie Leslie:

   Most important, internal investigations do little to get at the real problem -- the need to change a particular corporate culture, what's really needed is effective ethical leadership.