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 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 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

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But more importantly, this release strategy gives the team more control over how it is rolled out.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026
The school has even rolled out a Heisman Trophy campaign for the senior, who is looking to become the first Wildcat to ever win the award.

— Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolled out

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City chic couples clad in James Perse T-shirts and Tkees slides, golfers donning Titleist visors, business execs, and island-hopping world travelers can be spotted here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
Her characters appears to startle Jeanie in one photo, clad in a chic black and gold ensemble.

— Erin Jensen, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of clothed

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The turning point for Chris and Andie comes when they are summoned to the office of Jeff Zucker (amusingly playing himself), at that time CEO of NBC Universal Television Group.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
The Season 3 finale jumps right into Daniel waking up a whole new person in Silo 1, summoned to quell the rebellion quickly going out of control in Silo 17 — Jimmy’s (Steve Zahn) home.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of summoned

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At this point, the two begin (deep sigh) performing lines from Romeo and Juliet while dressed as the title characters.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Banks, dressed in a blue suit and tie, swiveled back and forth watching his lawyer and Hester, like watching a tennis match.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of dressed

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Community members gathered for the town hall Monday night to hear from former employees, community leaders and the president and CEO of Insight, who spoke about his hopes for the now-shuttered West Suburban and Weiss Memorial hospitals.

— Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
During the surge, the most important of these turned out to be those founded during the upheaval that followed George Floyd’s murder, when residents gathered in nearby parks to organize block associations led by captains.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of gathered

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Japan’s 10-year yield reached its highest level since August 1996, while Germany’s benchmark yield rose to a 2011 high.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The Colorado River also rose briefly just upstream from where Bright Angel Creek empties into the river, in response to the sudden influx of water, according to the river gauge on the geologic survey, but quickly adjusted.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026