GETTING UP Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

getting up

verb

Definition of getting up next

present participle of get up

as in rolling 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 clothing

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

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as in summoning

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 getting up Don’t forget to provide extra help getting up there if your cat is older or has achy, stiff joints. —

Cody Godwin, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026 Video surveillance showed the victim leaving his backpack at a table before getting up to speak with an employee at the restaurant counter, according to the probable cause statement. —

Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026 Yet these doctors are still getting up the next day and going back into work and doing it all over again. —

Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026 But getting up to speed quickly is likely to prove challenging for Uber, Greenberger told CBS News. —

Katherine Moynihan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 Kuminga briefly sat down in a courtside chair on the baseline before getting up and walking to the free throw line. —

Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026 Robyn can be seen getting up from her table and stepping outside the reception room to talk to the officers. —

Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026 These can include investing less time getting up to speed with each new project, as well as the development of trust and understanding. —

Eric Youngstrom, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 At that point, Tom and Nancy Yoder were getting up in age and were looking for an exit strategy for their successful three-store Western chain that specializes in customized boots and hats. —

Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026

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The pause is tied to new reforms rolling out under the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, according to the Department of Education.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Feb. 2026
Google is rolling out major updates to Gemini in Chrome, turning the browser into an AI-powered assistant designed to help users multitask, browse faster, and complete complex online tasks with less effort.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026