SHOWED UP Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

showed up

verb

past tense of show up

as in appeared

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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as in arrived

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

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as in exposed

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

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Recent Examples of showed up Parker, who by this time had begun exhibiting erratic behavior because of his drug issues, never showed up at the club, ending Adams’ hopes of sharing the stage with one of his idols. — Dan Kelly july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026 When Ryan Reynolds showed up at Comic Con on Saturday during the Marvel Studios presentation, audiences were surprised. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 July 2026 Whatever the courts decide, the deal thesis never showed up in the income statement. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Popular cosplayer Fabiola Morales, known as Fabibi World Cosplay, showed up to the event dressed as WWE Superstar Stephanie Vaquer. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 Harry also showed up in his best attire in a Giorgio Armani tuxedo. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Filmmaker Spike Lee showed up to Friday's news conference to show support for Wells' family. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Outside, that impulse showed up in smaller doses, sometimes no bigger than a gold keyhole at the toe. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026 They were walked, played with and cared for long before the yard showed up. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed up

Verb

Devil facial tumor disease appeared in 1996 in Tasmania’s northeast, grotesque growths on the face and mouth that the animals spread by biting one another in their squabbles over food and mates.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Some people appeared to take shelter in the gift shop of the Space Needle at the Seattle Center, video shared with CNN showed.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Definition of appeared

Verb

Paul Peschisolido became Fulham’s first £1million signing, then Chris Coleman arrived for £2m — fees that had been unimaginable in the third tier.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Pre-orders opened June 25, the cover art and new logo arrived, and 60 screenshots went out with them.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of arrived

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Dose limits set the maximum amount of radiation the public and radiation workers can be exposed to, while ALARA kept radiation exposure as low as practical under those limits.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
In the last two weeks, two Illinois House Democrats have been exposed for allegedly misusing their offices, engaging in reprehensible conduct and abusing the public trust placed in them as state representatives.

— Amy Elik, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

Estimates from Sensor Tower, a market intelligence firm, showed Kimi had more than 930,000 downloads during the week after K3's July release, an increase of 200% from the week before.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Satellite images provided by NASA’s fire detection system showed fires east of the refinery in Jazan early Saturday.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of showed

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Michigan announced Manuel’s departure Monday, citing issues uncovered by the Jenner & Block investigation into the culture and practices of Michigan’s athletic department.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Two 1970s murals by Chilean artist Julio Escámez, long thought to have been destroyed by Augusto Pinochet’s military regime, are currently in the process of being uncovered and restored.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of uncovered

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In 2009 and 2010 a nationwide Salmonella outbreak resisted investigation until warehouse-club membership records turned up 19 sick shoppers who had all bought the same salami.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The video of the kiss turned up all over Telegram channels and public social media pages.

— Lesya Lapina & Sergey Hyugge, The Dial, 21 July 2026