SHOW UP Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

show up

verb

Definition of show up

as in to appear

to come into view normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups

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Relevance

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as in to arrive

to get to a destination the band showed up an hour late

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as in to expose

to reveal the true nature of were shown up for what they really are

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Recent Examples of show up Responsible handling shows up as a delete that reaches the copies. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 That edge also shows up as the models continue to generate responses, with the Asus ProArt generating 50 tokens per second to the Apple MacBook's 105. — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026 If the film acknowledged that Anselm Berrigan or erica kaufman or Simone White might show up at any time, the plot would immediately collapse. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 These days, takeout cartons come in a variety of shapes, and the food landscape has expanded to include a range of cuisines that might show up in the former oyster pail. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for show up

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Verb

Companies appearing on the Norrsken/100 included those working on overhauling and strengthening grid capacity and transforming renewables storage.

— Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
When appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last week, the Canadian pop singer teased the single.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of appear

Verb

In the 1980s, when Parisian fashion was all power shoulders and cinched waists, a group of Japanese designers arrived with black clothes, asymmetry, holes and new silhouettes.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
But when Gizelle Bryant and Ashley arrive to check in, the missing wedding ring doesn’t escape their notice.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrive

Verb

Also exposed was information about student disabilities and student eligibility status for federal programs, such as those available to help students from low-income families.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
In this painful experience, one is exposed (the betrayal that is blushing) and longs to hide oneself.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of expose

Verb

But a few months later, at her 18-month appointment, the standard graph that plotted a child’s weight against their age showed her weight slipping off the curve.

— Raj Panjabi, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
Two innings later, the Dodgers took the lead again, rewarded for hard contact as the Brewers’ defense showed its first signs of sloppy play.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of show

Verb

Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Most people come here for the ever-evolving menu of house cocktails.

— Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of come

Verb

Curious developers have uncovered new functionalities, built innovative tools and shared them through open source and platform-specific forums.

— Kevin Cochrane, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In bogs, history is sequestered and suspended in time, but can be revealed at any moment, just as layers of peat can be uncovered.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncover

Verb

Confusion appears to be a recurring theme surrounding Pike’s botched execution, and that is evident in the events that unfolded thereafter.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026
The mood in the Commanders’ booth was a little different as Bram Weinstein and analyst London Fletcher couldn’t believe what was unfolding in front of their eyes.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfold

Verb

Four runs from first-and-goal at the Kansas 5 failed to get in the end zone, giving the Jayhawks the ball trailing 25-24 to start the fourth quarter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
The trip had always felt like a distant possibility—never off the table entirely, but life kept getting in the way.

— Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026