as in to cost
to have a price of
those old toys that we tossed away are now fetching big bucks as antiques
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
as in ruse
a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end
his latest fetch to win back his girlfriend smacks of desperation
Synonyms & Similar Words
as in replica
something or someone that strongly resembles another
with its standard assortment of chain stores and central food court, the new mall is pretty much the fetch of 1,000 other malls
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of fetch
Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
Darvish allowed another run on a sacrifice fly, fetched a groundball for the second out and then exited the game for minor league reliever Carter Loewen.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The canine was captured attempting to coax a human coworker into a game of fetch, with the resulting footage being shared to TikTok under the handle @bluejello22 on March 9.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fetch
Verb
In areas where whales are bred, the nutrients from whales are double those fetched by the local ocean currents.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2025
Darvish allowed another run on a sacrifice fly, fetched a groundball for the second out and then exited the game for minor league reliever Carter Loewen.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
The canine was captured attempting to coax a human coworker into a game of fetch, with the resulting footage being shared to TikTok under the handle @bluejello22 on March 9.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The canine was captured attempting to coax a human coworker into a game of fetch, with the resulting footage being shared to TikTok under the handle @bluejello22 on March 9.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fetch
Cite this Entry
“Fetch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fetch. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share