Synonyms of get up

get up 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to roll out

to leave one's bed

you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roll out
• wake
• rise
• turn out
• awake
• arise
• uprise
• stir
• awaken
• bestir
• arouse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• turn in
• retire
• bed (down)
• sleep
• drop off
• rest
• nod
• lie (down)
• nap
• doze
• settle
• slumber
• snooze
• bunk
• lie up
• perch
• roost
• couch
• flop (down)
• catnap
• recline
• doss (down)

2

as in to clothe

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

all got up in her Sunday best

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothe
• dress
• rig (out)
• costume
• deck (out)
• dress up
• toilet
• habit
• wrap
• gown
• attire
• array
• garment
• apparel
• suit
• drape
• tog (up or out)
• garb
• bedeck
• robe
• invest
• jacket
• enrobe
• furnish
• do up
• uniform
• vesture
• vest
• equip
• huddle
• cloak
• mantle
• dress down
• caparison
• outfit
• enswathe
• tailor
• frock
• hap
• swaddle
• swathe
• bedight
• habilitate
• underdress
• accoutre
• accouter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• disarray
• disrobe
• undress
• uncover
• untruss
• unveil
• divest
• denude
• unclothe
• undrape

3

as in to summon

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers

I'm still trying to get up the energy to reply

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summon
• gather
• conjure (up)
• evoke
• raise
• elicit
• educe

getup

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noun

ˈget-ˌəp 

1

as in costume

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

went to the prom in some elaborately beaded getup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• attire
• dress
• garb
• clothes
• outfit
• togs
• apparel
• guise
• style
• drag
• raiment
• duds
• mode
• vestments
• fashion
• habiliment(s)
• caparison
• array

2

as in design

the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged

the wine book's getup is pretty standard, with wines being arranged according to country of origin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• design
• layout
• format
• composition
• theme
• motif
• pattern
• makeup
• arrangement
• configuration
• form
• constellation
• ordonnance

Examples of get up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

After their horns crack together a few times too many, the weaker combatant fails to get up. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2024

And fans were forced to contend with, over and over, the violence of the sport, as players went down and didn’t get up. —Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024

Noun

After photos of Swift's London look rolled out, Cohen received a slew of Instagram DMs from her 21,800 followers sharing news of Swift's latest getup. —Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024

Patricia Field, who conceived Sarah Jessica Parker’s madcap getups for that show, is the consulting designer here. —Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024