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 Organizers say about half as many people showed up to Mill Creek Park than there were for the previous No Kings rally in March. — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Guard Collin Sexton’s absence because of a lower leg injury showed up in the Lakers’ turnover struggles. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Hosted by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, this year’s Albie Awards were held at the National History Museum, where an array stars showed up to offer their support to individuals who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of justice. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 People knew him as the guy who vehemently opposed NAFTA, who showed up on picket lines, who only wore suits made in Ohio. — Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 According to Ayer, that exhaustion showed up in the movie, as Pitt couldn’t relax or rely on the typical comforts of a film set. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 Lehrer arranged a meeting to sell him the files—then never showed up. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 Not sure what happened there, but SeanJo definitely showed up for work. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026 This tells you how incredible our crew and production staff were — three-fourths of them showed up to the karaoke bar in Hawaiian shirts in solidarity. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed up

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In September, every ward in Sylhet's 100-bed Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, which is treating measles, appeared overwhelmed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The migration of working-class and Hispanic voters toward Trump in 2024, which now appeared to be swinging back to the Democrats in the midterms, suggested an underlying instability.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeared

Verb

Bakkila skipped the brand’s optional white glove delivery, and her king-size mattress arrived in two heavy boxes with the latex layers packaged separately inside a zippered cover for assembly at home.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026
Then-Prime Minister Tony Blair had just arrived in Washington for talks with President Bill Clinton.

— STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrived

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That means most people are exposed to AI’s downsides — rising electricity costs, potential job disruption — without any claim on its upside.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The White House decision has heightened fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow's escalating attacks as winter approaches.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

The 6-foot-9 forward who signed a veteran minimum contract showed willingness to pick up opposing ball-handlers full court.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
In that incident, surveillance footage — first reported by the Daily News — showed the fare-checkers pushing Brooklyn school aide Kyle Taylor up against a bus stop shelter following a fare dispute that had turned physical.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of showed

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My accommodations unfolded in a graceful series of rooms with couches, a four-poster bed, and a dual-vanity bathroom.

— Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Few people passing through today would have any reason to remember the long-ago tragedy that unfolded here.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfolded

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After a month, the ketogenic group showed clear metabolic improvements; the more striking psychiatric and cognitive gains turned up at four months—by which point the diet had been offered to everyone, eliminating the control-group comparison.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In August, supervisors in Pinal County, Arizona, voted down a large data center campus after so many residents turned up to object that the county opened five overflow rooms across three buildings.

— Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026