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 builder got up every morning long before dawn, left home to pick up his construction crew and then headed out to work on yet another house somewhere across the sprawl of Houston. — Tim Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 About 30 minutes before landing, Lopez allegedly got up from his seat to use the restroom. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Almost got up to 55 mph with my final throw. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 June 2026 After the cast got up the next morning, Trinity entered the women's quarters to immediately address the elephant in the room. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 22 June 2026 Ducks got up in front of us, and an eagle soared lazily overhead. — Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026 Alvarado got up and delivered a shot back to Wembanyama, hitting him near the groin. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Then, the Shamrocks got up to bat. — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026 Imagine if Claudia got up crying when NeNe said her clit left her body? — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 25 May 2026

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Their control over that image and likeness got shakier Tuesday when Instagram’s parent company Meta rolled out Muse Image — a tool that lets people take publicly posted Instagram photos and use AI to generate new images from them.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Here’s what to know about the impending deadline, and how to file a claim—including with a new option the IRS rolled out last week.

— Connor Greene, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of rolled out

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Ed Sheeran strides to Taylor Swift wedding Ed Sheeran, clad in a bright aqua blue suit, arrived holding hands with wife Cherry Seaborn.

— Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 4 July 2026
That was enough for France, whose red, white and blue-clad fans looked plenty patriotic on July Fourth in the city where the United States was founded exactly 250 years earlier.

— Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2026

Definition of clothed

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Vacanza, in its quiet Amsterdam origins and American arrival, suggests that the world’s most transporting experiences can be carried lightly, worn close to the skin, and summoned at will.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
The action is tenfold; there’s aerial warfare featuring lasers, sword fights that look straight out of Blade Runner, a blood-soaked and screaming Anya Taylor-Joy, and of course, an appearance from a massive sandworm, seemingly summoned by Chani.

— Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026

Definition of summoned

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In court filings, the bank even argued that because the price of gold has risen since the scam, my father’s purchase turned out to be a good investment.

— Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026
In France’s 2022 elections, 76% of voters in their 50s turned out to vote, compared to just 60% of voters aged 18-24.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026

Definition of turned out

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The actors learned how to sail and how to row and the boat’s 26-man crew were dressed as extras and incorporated into the movie.

— Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The first photo showed a smiling Nicole cradling Kidman, dressed in a frilly white blouse and matching bow, at her hip.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of dressed

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The Straits Times Index rose more than 23% from April 2025 to March 2026, powered by the Equity Market Development Programme announced by the country’s monetary authority to unlock greater value in stocks.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 July 2026
The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil rose to nearly $76 after the administration revoked Iran's oil license, a nearly 6% increase.

— Zac Anderson, USA Today, 7 July 2026