GETS UP Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

gets up

verb

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 But even with Garland’s exit, the show is well worth watching to see what Lorenzo Alessi gets up to next. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 June 2026 This is a nice boost from gas-only SUVs — the regular Forester gets up to 29 mpg, for example. — ABC News, 24 June 2026 That woman falls backward and the attacker gets up and approaches her before the video cuts out. — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Love gets up and can be heard yelling. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 My wife gets up, brings another beer from the kitchen, and sets it in front of him. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Muirbrook, 43, gets up to some of the same antics in the real retirement homes as Angela (Larter) and Ainsley (Randolph) do onscreen. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026 Garance falls down, gets up, falls again, and again, but then finally one more time. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 Audio clips of Lions doubters play in the background while Dan Campbell gets up from his desk to post the Lions schedule on the bulletin board. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 May 2026

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The Art of the Pet package really rolls out the red carpet for dogs at this dog-only property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
The deep-learning assistant integrates with the company’s existing size widgets and retailer data portals, and rolls out for retail deployment at the start of June.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

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Will’s obsessive, put-upon mother, Susan (Tandi Wright), belittles Alice, dresses her down for her attire at the funeral, and forces her to wear heels that don’t fit, leaving her feet bloody.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 10 July 2026
Dior dresses the players for every official appearance—not as a sponsorship decoration but as a statement of aesthetic register.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 June 2026

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In an attempt to regain her powers, Lucia accidentally summons a cosmic entity known as Altair.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Chief to its success is a powerhouse performance by Yana Radeva, who summons the spirit of Gena Rowlands in Gloria as a woman determined not to be defined by men.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 May 2026

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Helmut Haller, West Germany vs England, 1966 Ray Wilson misjudges his headed clearance, Haller gathers it on the edge of the box and, just before Bobby Moore can close him down, slaps a right-footed shot into the far corner.

— Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 17 July 2026
When her best friend’s family suddenly flees under suspicious circumstances, taking her away with them, 10-year-old Lucía gathers her gang to launch a plan inspired by their favorite superheroes.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 17 July 2026