SHOWS UP Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

shows up

verb

Definition of shows up next

present tense third-person singular of show up

as in appears

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 arrives

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

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as in exposes

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

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Recent Examples of shows up If guilt shows up, remind yourself that recovery time is valid and necessary. —

Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026 The more notable cooling shows up Saturday night with temps dropping into the mid-30s to mid-40s overnight into Sunday morning. —

Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026 Texans deserve a Land Commissioner who shows up for the actual job. —

Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 Earlier on, Even shows up at a rally held by Israeli settlers waiting to move into Gaza once the war is over. —

Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026 That fatigue shows up in churn. —

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026 If a vehicle receives no bids and the car owner shows up, the towing company would be required to offer the car back to them at whatever their costs are before selling it for scrap. —

Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 7 Jan. 2026 The resistance shows up in the form of a former gang member who edits Elephant Graveyard-style exposés on the game show, and a pamphlet-printing revolutionary (Michael Cera) with a personal grudge against the cops. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025 Morgan Freeman’s Thaddeus shows up, still twinkling with duplicity. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shows up

Verb

For the first time, there appears to be a commitment that Foxboro will incur no cost and will not have to worry about reimbursement processes.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Taleghan 2 appears to be deeply buried, similar to Fordow and Natanz, and its recent hardening may have prompted the use of extremely heavy bunker-busters.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Mar. 2026