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 Bastian gets up, goes inside, and sits down with his family for dinner. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 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

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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The result, in both its grace notes and its gestalt, freakishly summons the placeless, timeless, sunless anti-aesthetics of a turn-of-the-millennium strip-mall buffet.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
On the politics, his statement summons a legacy-killing disaster by wagering that nothing will go wrong, when something likely will go wrong during his presidency.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of summons

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This turns out to be why Mac was taken in the first place, as well as why the Dowager Governess is willing to rip the world open in order to be reunited with her own child.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026
Who knows how different that postseason turns out without that combination?

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of turns out

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The new book also gathers behind-the-scenes photos from the 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense, which returned to theaters for a limited engagement in 2023.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Atlas Workshops is one prong of Marrakech’s Atlas Programs banner, which gathers the professional initiatives of the Marrakech International Film Festival.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of gathers

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The agreement comes as electricity demand rises across the United States, driven partly by expanding data centers, manufacturing and electrification.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Dyerville Loop Road begins along the Eel River in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, then rises into the foothills of Humboldt County, California before dropping back down to the river near Fort Seward.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026