Synonyms of get up

get up 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to roll out

to leave one's bed

you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roll out
• wake
• rise
• turn out
• awake
• arise
• uprise
• stir
• awaken
• bestir
• arouse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• turn in
• retire
• bed (down)
• sleep
• drop off
• rest
• nod
• lie (down)
• nap
• doze
• settle
• slumber
• snooze
• bunk
• lie up
• perch
• roost
• couch
• flop (down)
• catnap
• recline
• doss (down)

2

as in to dress

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

all got up in her Sunday best

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dress
• clothe
• rig (out)
• costume
• deck (out)
• dress up
• habit
• toilet
• wrap
• gown
• array
• attire
• garment
• apparel
• suit
• drape
• tog (up or out)
• garb
• bedeck
• invest
• robe
• jacket
• enrobe
• furnish
• do up
• uniform
• vesture
• vest
• equip
• huddle
• cloak
• mantle
• dress down
• caparison
• outfit
• enswathe
• tailor
• frock
• hap
• swaddle
• swathe
• bedight
• habilitate
• underdress
• accoutre

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• disarray
• disrobe
• undress
• uncover
• untruss
• unveil
• divest
• denude
• unclothe
• undrape

3

as in to summon

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summon
• gather
• conjure (up)
• evoke
• raise
• elicit
• educe

getup

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noun

ˈget-ˌəp 

1

as in costume

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

went to the prom in some elaborately beaded getup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• attire
• dress
• garb
• clothes
• outfit
• togs
• apparel
• guise
• style
• drag
• raiment
• duds
• mode
• vestments
• fashion
• habiliment(s)
• caparison
• array

2

as in design

the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged

the wine book's getup is pretty standard, with wines being arranged according to country of origin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• design
• layout
• format
• composition
• theme
• motif
• pattern
• makeup
• arrangement
• configuration
• form
• constellation
• ordonnance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get up

Verb

Move more—and consider rebounding There’s another reason to get up from your desk. — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026

The mother who got up so bravely and spoke at our conference took the first step by sharing her story in a room full of leaders, but not everyone has that opportunity. — Sharon Sewell-Fairman, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026

Noun

The getup feels put-together yet casual and, like Oprah’s set, can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 12 Sep. 2026

The Hall of Famer recalled that wearing a leather-on-leather getup at the NYC event wasn’t exactly in his wheelhouse. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026