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

On the Moroccan side, law enforcement, vastly experienced in controlling migration flows towards the border, appeared to be missing this time.

— Miguel Macias, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Kerry learned this the hard way after allowing Jordan to question what appeared to be a local yokel over the mysterious shooting at a Rushville high school football game.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of appeared

Verb

The actor arrived in a regal sky blue high-neck top with a long cascading train and clashing red lining — custom designed by Prabal Gurung — offset with a casual pair of low slung, non-maternity jeans by La Ligne that skimmed just under her bump.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Knizner arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday morning following a six-hour flight across the country with his wife and 10-month-old baby.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The second half belonged entirely to Nashville, which exposed Miami’s disorganized defense.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Ammonium salts break down quickly when exposed to humid air, forcing factories to build expensive production lines filled with inert gas.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

Colorado’s athletics program uncovered financial discrepancies during an internal audit of its 2025 records, and alerted police soon after.

— Matt Moret, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Around the same time, researchers uncovered evidence of a Chinese-speaking threat actor using DeepSeek through the open-source Hermes Agent framework to conduct highly autonomous cyberattacks.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

The longtime Oklahoma beekeeper is imparting his wisdom to Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass), a former foster kid of his who has recently turned up out of the blue.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026
Daniel Sandoval Dallas County Jail Dallas police said a search of the Charger turned up a plethora of police property.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026