SHOWING UP Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

showing up

verb

present participle of show up

as in appearing

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 arriving

to get to a destination the band showed up an hour late

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as in exposing

to reveal the true nature of were shown up for what they really are

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Recent Examples of showing up OpenAI’s chief economist says some of the clearest signs of AI’s impact on work may not yet be showing up in unemployment headlines. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026 San Jose Downtown Association CEO Brian Kurtz played prankster, showing up in a Pittsburgh Penguins jersey, not exactly a welcome sight so close to the Shark Tank. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026 Clear resins can be some of the most demanding materials to print, with even minor exposure issues showing up as cloudiness, yellowing, or a loss of fine detail. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 Audiences may be showing up in droves this summer, but moviegoing habits have yet to fully reach pre-pandemic levels. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Opposition to data centers isn't only showing up at the polls, either. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 That gap is showing up in how companies compete for early and mid-career talent. — Sarah Hernholm, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The Metropolitan Police Department said Chu Lin, 50, of Fresh Meadows, New York, and Xiean Cheng, 42, of Cornelius, North Carolina, were arrested after allegedly showing up at the victim's home to collect the gold. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 For Wang, showing up Thursday was about making certain that McGee’s influence did not end with her death. — Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Suspended Trooper Christopher Regan, caught on camera appearing to pummel a fellow Statie at a Quincy bar, has waived this week’s show-cause hearing and will be arraigned next month on a single assault and battery charge.

— Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
The exchange quickly got testy, with Mack appearing to misremember or disagree with most of Reddington's questions.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of appearing

Verb

In the next few weeks, hundreds of thousands of freshmen, many of them arriving without any family history of college at all, will decide whether to walk into a fraternity event or skip it.

— Todd Buchanan, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
The reconstructed Florida State offense will be built around QB Ashton Daniels and RB Quintrevion Wisner, both arriving via the portal seeking fresh starts.

— Eddie Timanus, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of arriving

Verb

Even in defeat, Fulham succeeded in exposing frailties in Chelsea’s defensive structure at Craven Cottage.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Free and charitable clinics scramble to absorb uninsured patients even as Florida’s healthcare squeeze becomes a defining campaign issue, exposing a broader national failure to rein in medical costs.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposing

Verb

And with oil prices showing no sign of returning to pre-Iran war levels this year, pressure is increasing on the Fed to combat that sticky inflation by raising interest rates at its next policy-setting meeting in September.

— Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
An investor gazes at a share price board showing various stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 25, 2015.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of showing

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More specifically, Lili remembered going to a nearby park with the Pollak boy and getting in trouble for walking on the grass.

— David Pollak, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
After getting in touch with the company, Leverkusen tested the service through the end of last season, and this summer, the club signed a multiyear contract.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of getting in

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Europe’s summer wildfires are igniting and uncovering rusted bombs and mines from WWI and WWII, turning old battlefields into hazardous zones for firefighters and nearby communities.

— Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
But uncovering the identity of the decades-old body would not be quick work.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncovering

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In Ocean Springs, where Nolan lived and first made a name for himself, the focus remained on the high school’s football game unfolding in front of them – no moment of silence, visible memorials, signs, ribbons or public tributes.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
Can this connection roll with an unforeseen professional development that’s unfolding?

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfolding

Verb

This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
From a design-forward city escape to an eco-friendly island retreat (and a uniquely historic getaway coming soon), discover what Patina can offer globe-trotters interested in a transformative way of traveling through life and through the world.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026