SHOWN UP Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

shown up

verb

variants or showed up

past participle 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 shown up There were adults, young adults and kids who showed up and knew all of the words to our songs. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026 When the attention waned, Freedom showed up to one of Sophie Cunningham’s games, hoping to mooch off the fame of America’s new athlete face of trans resistance, wearing a shirt insisting that a woman is defined by biology alone. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 Those depressed valuations, interestingly, have not shown up in the exchange rate. — Ian King, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Luckily, Martinez's Expert Tree Service showed up for them on Monday. — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The first order of Anheuser-Busch post-prohibition showed up at the Milwaukee Deli with the Clydesdales. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 The case had drawn wide attention because Wells was the boyfriend of Shauna Redford, and her famous father showed up at the funeral. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 The pattern also showed up in the semaglutide trials, where hair loss was reported by roughly 3% of participants versus about 1% on placebo. — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 College flag football coaches showed up to scout potential players. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shown up

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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

And with players in major European leagues still able to depart their clubs beyond the deadline, there is potential for big deals to still be done in the coming days.

— Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The big hits didn’t come all night for the Sox in a 6-3 loss in front of 21,236 at Daikin Park.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of come

Verb

Police said evidence uncovered during the investigation indicated the attack was planned.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have uncovered a new processor attack that can bypass defenses in Intel and AMD chips by exploiting a security gap lasting only a handful of instructions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of uncovered

Verb

The Virginia case has reached discovery, allowing the challengers to seek documents and information about how the program was developed.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Such agreements are typically reached after psychologists conclude that severe mental disease or defect caused a defendant not to comprehend that his or her conduct was wrong.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026