GOT UP Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

got up

verb

past tense of get up

as in rolled 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 clothed

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

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as in summoned

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 got up The officer fell to the ground and immediately got up and worked to apprehend the suspects, according to police and video of the incident released by police. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 Upon seeing things turn physical, Mejia, who is a retired New Jersey police officer, got up and Olenick followed. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Not long after Cowdray, the Dorchester president, got up to present, Opperman spoke up. — Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 Cronenworth got up and headed home, sliding in headfirst with the tying run. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The woman got up on their table and gleefully pretended to tap dance, drawing an amused crowd of onlookers. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Lesnar kicked out and hit Oba with three consecutive F5s, two of which Oba immediately got up from. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman came over to comfort the mother, Mercedes Martinez, and the couple got up and left the courtroom. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Martínez then got up and walked out of the courtroom with Jesus Rivas, the teen’s father. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got up

Verb

In the period, Golden Goose rolled out globally the Marathon Speed sneaker, following its exclusive launch in China and South Korea in 2025.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
SkyShowtime was launched in late 2022 and gradually rolled out across more than 20 European territories, combining content from Peacock, Paramount+ and Sky.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of rolled out

Verb

Larsson tapped her go-to footwear designer, PC Footwear, for her set, clad in a pair of custom metallic pink buckle boots.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
The exterior is clad in glass and limestone that reflects the predominant materials on Northwestern’s nearby campus.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of clothed

Verb

Suspicions quickly turned to Lizzie as the murderer, even though police were summoned almost immediately and Lizzie showed no signs of blood spatter, on either her clothing or hair.

— Steve Belanger, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Philadelphia interim manager Don Mattingly summoned Jonathan Bowlan, and Lile hammered his first pitch to center for his first career pinch homer.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of summoned

Verb

Hilbert said his nonprofit once spent more than five years sending paperwork back and forth to receive a gift that turned out to be $6,000.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Would things have turned out this way if Macklemore had said something about those who were killed at a music festival on October 7th?

— Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of turned out

Verb

Jesus, though he is dressed in a Superman shirt, clip-on suspenders, striped pants, and clown shoes with pom-poms on them, is effectively the show’s straight man.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
The first three wives are dressed in the same colors at first, while Bolanle and Baba Degi appear more in tandem, evidence of who is allying themselves with whom.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of dressed

Verb

Other magpies gathered around it, as if saddened and confused.

— Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Working closely with its wholesale technology team, Arc’teryx refined its order workflows, gathered feedback directly from dealers and observed the buying process to understand where retailers were encountering obstacles.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of gathered

Verb

Neither support socialism or are perceived as woke, which is otherwise a growing trend among Democratic challengers in the country.

— Hazel Gandhi, The Providence Journal, 9 Sep. 2026
Even after a bailiff woke him up, Martin slumped over in his wheelchair, inside a courtroom bullpen, occasionally jerking and opening his eyes.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026