Thesaurus:receive

Thesaurus

receive

English

Verb

Sense: to gain possession of something

Synonyms

• acquire    [⇒ thesaurus]
• accept
• attain
• come by
• cop
• enlist    [⇒ thesaurus]
• fang (obsolete)
• gain
• garner
• get
• get hold of
• get one's hands on
• land
• lay hands on
• lay hold of
• obtain
• procure
• receive
• secure
• score
• snag (slang)
• take    [⇒ thesaurus]
• win    [⇒ thesaurus]

Antonyms

• give    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lose    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sell    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• get rid of
• unacquire
• unget

Hyponyms

• accumulate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• beg
• borrow    [⇒ thesaurus]
• blag (UK, informal)
• collect
• earn
• eke out
• fang (dialectal or obsolete)
• finagle
• find
• gather
• hire
• inveigle
• purchase    [⇒ thesaurus]
• preobtain
• reap
• scavenge
• snaffle
• take    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• transfer    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:receiving
• Thesaurus:recipient
• Thesaurus:deserve

Further reading

• “785. receiving” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “receive” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.