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 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed up

Verb

Marte’s line drive exited his bat at 93 mph and appeared to glance off the left side of Perdomo’s head.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Scary moment The game was delayed several minutes early in the third quarter after Northwestern offensive lineman Jackson Carsello appeared to take a teammate’s knee to his helmet at the end of a play.

— Scott Held, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of appeared

Verb

The Strait of Hormuz crisis has exposed just how vulnerable African economies remain to energy shocks.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
After their secondary was exposed in an NFC championship game defeat by the Seattle Seahawks, the Rams traded for All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of exposed

Verb

Ferguson’s lab once showed that a driver who is cool and hydrated will be a few seconds faster than one who is overheating.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Saturday night and early Sunday have a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, which the chance dropping to 30% during the day Sunday and climbing to a 60% chance late Sunday and early Monday, the forecast showed.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of showed

Verb

However, Calif notes that the WeChat vulnerability had existed for some time, meaning a human hacker could have uncovered it too.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026
Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a medieval village that was mysteriously abandoned in Germany — raising questions about why its residents packed up and left.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

That possibility, however subtle, may have helped drive the legal chaos that unfolded in Baton Rouge just 48 hours before LSU was scheduled to take the field.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
All of this has unfolded in a consequential season for Bohm, who is an impending free agent.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of unfolded

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In recent weeks, dozens of sea lions suffering from domoic acid poisoning have turned up on beaches from Monterey County to Sonoma County.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
After Charles Robinson was knocked out of the match for a few minutes, Rhodes turned up the heat.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026