GET-UP-AND-GO Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

get-up-and-go

noun

ˌget-ˌəp-ᵊn-ˈgō

Definition of get-up-and-go

as in vigor

active strength of body or mind even after her broken hip healed, Grandma never regained her get-up-and-go

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Recent Examples of get-up-and-go This combination is plenty of power and get-up-and-go for most consumers, a combination that has greatly expanded its consumer demographic. — Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026 In total, the hybrid system generates 404 horsepower; that’s plenty of get-up-and-go. — Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 The longer the dormancy, the more get-up-and-go the gas pedal has. — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026 Thus the coffee gods created a world of more discerning (some might say finicky) coffee connoisseurs, one where people now pay $5, $6 and more for a cup of liquid get-up-and-go. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026 In 2021, Charles, admiring Marchetti’s get-up-and-go, invited him to chair his fashion task force. — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025 Ortega will rely on the get-up-and-go that has guided him to this point. — Dave Melton, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025 For those who like things to be a bit more get-up-and-go, there's the chance to climb aboard a Mini Moke – a small but heavy-duty open-top vehicle – to tour the island. — Rebekah Evans, The Week Uk, theweek, 21 Feb. 2024

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His ideas were too radical even for many of our Founding Fathers, but the vigor of his writing and the clarity of his thinking were as a spark to gunpowder, and that was coming, too.

— Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026
Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026

Definition of vigor

Noun

Wisconsin has committed up to $55 million in incentives to help Realta Fusion build its new headquarters and fusion research facility in Madison, a move aimed at strengthening the state’s position in the emerging fusion energy industry.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Sixty-eight percent of likely voters told PPIC the cost of energy — both in utility bills and the price of gasoline at the pump — were a big problem.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

Definition of energy

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With his arms wide and his steps full of pep, Robert Prince took off toward the corner of the Falcons’ practice field like a kid racing to the ice cream truck on a hot summer day.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 4 July 2026
One of them is live for just one day, so be sure to put some pep in your step while shopping the sales online.

— Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 2 July 2026

Definition of pep

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