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 The moment when the audience gets up, goes to the restroom, orders drinks, and chats in the hallway. — Olivier Bouchara, Vanity Fair, 30 Sep. 2026 At one point, Noe gets up from the table and walks into his old bedroom. — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Apple Watch Ultra 4 gets up to 50 hours of normal use. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026 When Gen gets up to go to the bathroom, Kat confronts Cooper about not shutting Gen’s advances down. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 His four seam fastball has a unique shape and gets up to 99 mph with plus command, and that pairs well with his great curveball, good change-up, and strong cutter. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026 But what happened afterwards, the little motorcade went out to the airport, and Kennedy gets up, runs up, turns around, waves. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Her dad, who’s in his 90s, is still playing percussion and the whole family gets up and plays percussion. — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026 While the mahjery gets up and running, events are held at a variety of local venues, including Optimist Hall. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gets up

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Europe rolls out the welcome mat Europe’s governments and institutions are eager to court America’s disaffected researchers.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
Traders should be prepared for volatility as the Fed rolls out its decision on rates this Wednesday, Woods said.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rolls out

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Possessing a Midwestern accent, Calvin Klein dresses, Black American skin and hair care products, and a butter-pecan skin tone, Ericka quickly wins over the crew Paulina has ruled for years.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Nina Piccini, a personal stylist who typically dresses female founders and executives, says workplace clothing is, more than anything, a visual cue.

— Morgan Sullivan, Glamour, 29 Sep. 2026

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King drops elephants through the air, erects wobbly Towers of Babel, lets characters run amok with depictions of her own pencils, and then summons a hand with a knife to clear a clean space on the page.

— Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
When the lawman asks for compensation for the fallen man’s widow, Cypher’s Frank Tanner summons a force to battle him.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of summons

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But when her character — saucy British writer Constance Clavinger — turns out to be a handful (getting drunk at the airport bar, for starters), Homer struggles to get her to the school on time.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
One target has a disability; another turns out to be a rabbi, who responds to his confrontation with suitably Talmudic indignation.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of turns out

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The cameras mounted by Flock and two major competitors, Rekor and Axon, are only small pieces of the technological net that gathers data on movements, consumer habits, employment and other things, most of it collected privately.

— Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
The same logic has already appeared in Ellen’s workshop for women in film, where authority gathers under the name of confession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

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