get even

Questions about get even

What does get even mean?

get even means "compensate; make the score equal". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for get even?

Close synonyms include equalize, equalise, get back. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is get even a common word?

get even is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.