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 next

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 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 One of the ironies of the Thatcher era was that a lot of the oppositional counterculture ranged against her could be seen as a kind of ideal application of her own small-business dream: cottage industry get-up-and-go! —

Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 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 The smaller engine proved well-tuned for the nuanced task of negotiating sand dunes, but the V8 offers more grunt and get-up-and-go for scenarios that call for higher torque and more output, like high-speed passes. —

Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2023 Insulin shuttles it through the blood system into cells, giving you the get-up-and-go to play tennis, hit the gym and, or get work done. —

Jenna Schnuer, Fortune Well, 24 Feb. 2023

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However, stocks rebounded with vigor and were back to their old highs by August — the fastest recovery of its kind in history.

— Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2026
The quick-growing perennial has a strong rebloom and overall great vigor, adding interest to the garden all summer long.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 Mar. 2026