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 the first day of the trial, several opposition lawmakers who are professional lawyers showed up in the courtroom to show support alongside activists and members of the press. —

Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026 The largest south swell in years showed up at Southern California beaches on Tuesday, June 9, bringing hazardous conditions and several rescues up and down the coast, with lifeguards warning beachgoers to use extreme caution for the next few days. —

Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 9 June 2026 Demonstrators on both sides of the issue also showed up at a full council meeting Tuesday. —

Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 The crowd that showed up included some of Kansas City’s most popular content creators — local TV crews, too. —

Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026 Tellingly, none of those marks showed up on rhinoceros teeth from paleontological sites, where scientists had unearthed animal remains but no signs of human (of any sort) presence. —

ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026 But Google, being Google, showed up with the model argument too. —

Lutz Finger, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 In the nineteenth century, every time a ship showed up, all the able men of the island would immediately go to trade something. —

Akash Kapur, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 Houston Fire Department medics also showed up and rushed the woman to a hospital. —

Saleen Martin, USA Today, 12 May 2026

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As the President appeared in front of his hometown crowd, he was met with a sea of boos from thousands of basketball fans.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 June 2026
Kim appeared to test that potential tolerance in the lead-up to Xi’s arrival, inspecting a missile manufacturer over the weekend and a new plant that manufactures weapons-grade nuclear material days earlier.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 9 June 2026