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 Cronenworth got up and headed home, sliding in headfirst with the tying run. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 Cunningham got up and charged toward Carrington but was restrained. — CNN Money, 12 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 Then Holland got up to snap a photo with Bernthal and Evans and barfed on the floor. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Or Whitney Houston, who one time got up unannounced to play the piano after their regular pianist’s shift ended. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026

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Some bigger technology bets Dausch has placed include digital kiosks, which have been rolled out to around two-thirds of restaurant locations globally and consistently produce higher check averages than in-person orders.

— John Kell, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Disney’s latest Lightning Lane options rolled out about two years ago, and the company has continued learning how to better manage ride availability based on guest patterns.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolled out

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Even Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — our high god of modern glass and steel — clad his first high-rise in 1949, the Promontory Apartments in Hyde Park, in brick.

— Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The deportees were clad in white, and many covered their faces out of safety as journalists filmed their arrival.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of clothed

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But on Wednesday, Chris Bonelli, Waymo’s product communications manager, summoned one of the all-electric, custom robotaxis to the flowering neighborhood park not far from Cherry Creek to demonstrate the technology to the press.

— Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026
In Ohio, Haitians are being summoned to Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices and fitted with electronic ankle monitors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of summoned

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Harry Kane Kane was England’s clutch player at the World Cup, scoring a late double to avoid a disastrous early exit against DR Congo and netting what turned out to be the decisive goal from the penalty spot in England’s epic 3-2 win over Mexico.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Species once seen primarily as competitors or antagonists have turned out to be mutualists, with both parties benefiting.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of turned out

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Spearfish Falls is one of three spectacular cascades in Spearfish Canyon—even prettier dressed in autumn foliage.

— Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 19 Aug. 2026
In Otto’s room, the vintage bed is dressed in a vintage Pendleton blanket from The Company Store and flanked with sconces from In Common With.

— Sara Ruffin Costello, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of dressed

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As the court met Monday on Yabloko’s appeal, the party’s supporters gathered outside the courthouse and Russian media reported that several dozen people were detained.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
People gathered at Downtown Park in Hopkins, Minnesota, on Monday night to mourn the deaths of 7-year-old Evie Brown, Kristen Brown and Alice Brown.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of gathered

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London — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s upcoming return was plastered across UK’s front pages Thursday, as Britons woke to the surprise news that the couple will move back to the country after six years in the United States.

— Max Foster, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Whoever wrote ‘protects the space for Faith within the multi-faith nation’ is no credit to the English language as this phrase is both weak and woke.

— Stephanie Nolasco , Brie Stimson , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of woke

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Long-term Treasury yields rose to their highest point since 2007, creating another headwind for the economy and lifting borrowing costs for consumers and businesses.

— David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
As for metal, solid gold, whether yellow, white, or rose, remains the steadiest choice, aging with grace and holding its value across the years.

— Pooja Mistry, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026