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 On Wednesday night, the Dream’s role players showed up and showed out in their 97-71 win in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals at State Farm Arena. — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026 But as reporters from across the nation showed up to cover Wednesday's rally and meet, Sarah was no longer feeling quite so isolated. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 In July, a trove of users’ seemingly private conversations with Anthropic’s Claude showed up in Google search results. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed up

Verb

After halftime, the Patriots quarterback appeared to find the form that put him in the MVP race in 2025, going 9 for 10 for 146 yards and two touchdowns.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
The Chiefs appeared to have pulled out a thrilling victory Sunday in Denver.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of appeared

Verb

Over 7 million people were eligible to vote, and tens of thousands reportedly arrived from overseas.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
Police 22-year-old Hampton fled the scene before officers arrived, but was located, arrested and charged with murder later that day.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrived

Verb

Perhaps most intriguingly, the researchers also saw signs that the rock had been exposed to water during its evolution, a find detailed in work published this summer in Science Advances.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Holding Liberty to 145 rushing yards showed promise, but allowing seven touchdowns on seven red-zone trips exposed a significant weakness.

— Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

Photographs released by the sheriff’s office showed one helicopter overturned and another severely damaged.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The last snapshot of that data, published in September 2024, showed there were nearly 428,000 Black federal employees, representing about 19% of the total workforce.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of showed

Verb

Season broth with salt and freshly ground black pepper and simmer, uncovered, until flavors come together and broth is rich tasting, about 20 minutes.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
The program, named Operation Janus, initially uncovered three hundred and fifteen thousand instances of missing fingerprint data in immigration files, which were flagged for further investigation.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

His return last Friday, now a star at Florida, offered a reminder how differently his career could have unfolded.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
The bloody slayings unfolded about three miles apart, near the southern and northern ends of University Ave.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfolded

Verb

After only forcing 10 turnovers in the Game 1 loss, Atlanta has turned up its pressure and that's led to easy points off its opponents miscues.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
Throughout the 1970s, Skerritt turned up in a number of big screen comedies, dramas and even a landmark sci-fi film.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026