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 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 When a Pomona business owner balked at paying for protection, Argumedo showed up with a gun and loaded the business’ property into a U-Haul truck, prosecutors wrote in a complaint filed earlier this year. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 9 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 Luckily, Martinez's Expert Tree Service showed up for them on Monday. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

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Verb

But Israeli commentators also professed shock, if not surprise, Sunday at how closely aligned the journalist and spin doctor appeared to be.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Huppert, who has appeared in three Hong films, was elected this year as the first female president of the Cinémathèque Française.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeared

Verb

After the man arrived in Nairobi, his relatives took him in a private vehicle to Nairobi Hospital, where he was immediately isolated.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Longstanding staff have stayed and new ones, courtesy of Mandarin Oriental, have arrived.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of arrived

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Appetite for top office space remains strong across the capital, while CWG’s latest earnings showed that availability in Central London fell 20% year on year as supply in Docklands stayed broadly steady.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Property records showed that the LA Building and Safety Department cited the homeowner in 2014 for violations, including garbage on the property, excessive vegetation, open storage, and no driveway access.

— CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of showed

Verb

In the kitchen area, floor tiles were cracked and an unused pipe hole is uncovered.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Though sometimes the target is a single vehicle, authorities have also uncovered larger theft operations.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncovered

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Some interest rate-sensitive stocks, including the utilities and Club name Home Depot , have turned up, as absurd as that is.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
The 53-year-old supermodel turned up the temperature in a new Instagram photo featuring her lounging poolside, wearing nothing but a small pair of black bikini bottoms.

— Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026