GETS UP Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

gets up

verb

Definition of gets up next

present tense third-person singular of get up

as in rolls out

to leave one's bed you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning

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as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes all got up in her Sunday best

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as in summons

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

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Recent Examples of gets up Venus gets up on the bar and talks about his whole life story and coming out, which is sweet and all, but, girl, this is taking away from our drinking and hooking up time. —

Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2026 The movie’s strongest sequences arrive in the second half, once Aaron begins to shed his most selfish impulses and gets up the nerve to pursue therapy. —

Natalia Winkelman, IndieWire, 27 Jan. 2026 This is how the Canadiens’ top four is likely to look once Guhle gets up to speed, with Mike Matheson and Noah Dobson together on the top pair and Guhle and Hutson on the second pair, with Hutson most likely to shift over to the right side. —

Arpon Basu, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026 Ennin gets up and stumbles down the block before collapsing next to a building. —

Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2026 In a video shared on Reddit, Bosco’s partner, whose name is Blake, gets up on stage and talks about their relationship, which started six years ago. —

Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 20 Oct. 2025 Kevin sneaks his way into a room at the Plaza Hotel and gets up to his usual shenanigans in the building, which was owned in real life by Donald at the time, with Ivana serving as the property's president. —

Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2025 After the program gets up and running, the federal government guarantees in its contract with Indiana there are at least 450 detainees, or else the feds will pay for the shortage, Arnold said. —

Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025 The victim, who was pulling a cart along the sidewalk at the time, falls to the ground but eventually gets up and tries to run after the suspect while holding his side. —

Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025

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In the kitchen, Kai rolls out dough for buckwheat brioche bread paired with herb butter.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
On Wednesday night, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNN that headcount at his company would likely remain steady as the nation's largest bank rolls out AI internally.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025