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 Larson showed up at the buzzer, and won — hours after finishing sixth in Richmond. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Luckily, Martinez's Expert Tree Service showed up for them on Monday. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 Don't Try To Scale Control The first place this showed up for me was in myself. — Jonathan Weeks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The fest was able to run on Friday and Sunday at Village Green with some changes to the schedule and Dodge estimated 10,000 showed up for Sunday’s event. — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 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 Harry also showed up in his best attire in a Giorgio Armani tuxedo. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 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

Ibrahimovic appeared surprised when Haaland later showed him the finished look during a video call.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Yet, after the opening game, there appeared to be more questions than answers.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeared

Verb

Anyone in Livingston County who believes they've been exposed is asked to capture the bat, report the exposure by filling out a form on the health department's website and call department staff at 517‑552‑6882 for testing guidance and next steps.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
This development has only increased the chance of strikes breaking through defensive lines to hit already exposed forward bases.

— Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

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One showed the Ohio State University football mascot, Brutus Buckeye, tackling Buc-ee the beaver.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Police said security camera footage showed that Alisa Goods had fallen down an embankment and collapsed and couldn’t be seen from the adjacent roadway, Wayne Newton Boulevard.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of showed

Verb

The footage Loznitsa uncovered at Rome’s Audiovisual Archive of the Labour and Democratic Movement left him marvelling at the contrast with official Soviet productions from the same era.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Walz ended his campaign for a third term in January after succumbing to scrutiny about systemic fraud uncovered in his state’s social services program.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

The president was discussing how Democrats want to impeach him when the incident unfolded.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
The jury was listening intently and looking at the screen as the story of the shooting unfolded, more engaged after already listening to hours of the recording.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026