Synonyms of shows up

shows up

verb

present tense third-person singular of show up

1

as in appears

to come into view

normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appears
• shows
• unfolds
• comes out
• comes
• turns up
• arrives
• looms
• rises
• materializes
• reappears
• happens
• breaks out
• emerges
• shoots (up)
• occurs
• surfaces
• erupts
• arises
• springs (up)
• crops (up)
• issues
• resurfaces
• debuts
• bulks
• bobs (up)
• dawns
• blossoms
• breaks
• outcrops
• rematerializes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• goes (away)
• disappears
• dissolves
• fades
• vanishes
• evaporates
• clears
• melts (away)
• leaves
• evanesces
• retires
• withdraws
• departs

2

as in arrives

to get to a destination

the band showed up an hour late

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrives
• comes
• appears
• gets in
• turns up
• gets through
• lands
• reaches
• touches down
• hits
• pulls in
• blows in
• fetches
• bursts (in or into)
• checks in
• makes
• debarks
• waltzes (in)
• barges (in)
• breezes (in)
• disembarks
• clocks (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leaves
• goes
• checks out
• clocks (out)
• flees
• vamooses

3

as in exposes

to reveal the true nature of

were shown up for what they really are

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exposes
• uncovers
• blows the whistle on
• tells
• discloses
• nails
• debunks
• unmasks
• disproves
• undresses
• demolishes
• discredits
• divulges
• uncloaks
• unveils

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masks
• disguises
• hides
• conceals
• secretes
• camouflages
• cloaks
• veils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shows up

The study also omits key context her research has found which shows that approval for political violence shows up on both sides of the spectrum for people with the strongest partisan identities. — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Peter goes to class and shows up for the people who love him. — Nicole Dubois, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Wind River’s Julia Jones shows up as a Native woman who joins the pack, and holds her own against obstacles ranging from raging rivers to even-more-raging men. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Sometimes the work is the result of an unexpected intrusion, as when the daughter of one of his patients shows up, in desperate need of a prescription renewal for her father. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026

Heidi shows up to reveal the challenge wearing a vintage Christian Siriano bridal gown. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

There’s nothing that needed to be fixed, because everybody who shows up shows up for a certain dish and eats the same thing. — Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Hotels show what this looks like in an industry few people associate with AI, because every improvement there shows up in a nightly rate, a labor hour, a guest review or an owner’s cash flow. — Roman Pedan, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026