obtaining
Coming to have
Obtaining is the act of getting or acquiring something.
The word often appears in legal or formal contexts: obtaining money under false pretenses, obtaining a visa.
It carries a slightly more deliberate tone than simply getting—suggesting effort, process, or sometimes questionable means.
Making firmly fixed
- fetchingAppealingly good-looking
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- collectingGathering items over time
- procuringGetting through effort
getting · gaining · attaining · retrieving · sourcing · accumulating · amassing · garnering
Reaching a goal
- reachingExtending toward something
- achievingReaching a goal
- accomplishingSuccessfully finishing an undertaking
- realizingBecoming aware of something
fulfilling · earning · winning · gaining · securing · clinching · landing · capturing
Coming into possession
- acquiringGaining possession of
- gainingObtaining or increasing
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- unlockingReleasing a secured closure
receiving · downloading · retrieving · accessing · requesting · claiming · qualifying · registering
Acquiring through payment
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- tenderingFormally offering something
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
- contractingReducing in volume
requisitioning · ordering · supplying · vending · negotiating · invoicing · outsourcing · acquiring
securing
Making firmly fixed
- fetchingAppealingly good-looking
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- collectingGathering items over time
procuring · getting · gaining · attaining · retrieving · sourcing · accumulating · amassing · garnering · extracting
attaining
Reaching a goal
- reachingExtending toward something
- achievingReaching a goal
- accomplishingSuccessfully finishing an undertaking
realizing · fulfilling · earning · winning · gaining · securing · clinching · landing · capturing · snagging
getting
Coming into possession
unlocking · receiving · downloading · retrieving · accessing · requesting · claiming · qualifying · registering · subscribing
purchasing
Acquiring through payment
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- tenderingFormally offering something
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
contracting · requisitioning · ordering · supplying · vending · negotiating · invoicing · outsourcing · acquiring · buying
- acquiringgetting, grabbing, seizing, taking, catching
- retrievalfetch, fetching, retrieving, recovering, reclaiming
- acquisitionpurchase, buying, procurement, acquisition, receiving
- receivinggetting, taking, collecting, acquiring, gaining
- finishingcompleting, finalizing, finishing, done, concluded
- achievementaccomplished, accomplishing, achieved, achievement, accomplishment
obtainingrelinquishing
Voluntarily giving up possession
surrendering · giving up · forfeiting · losing · giving away
obtain, obtained, obtainable, unobtainable, obtains, obtainment