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shows up

verb , present tense third-person singular of show up

Synonyms and Antonyms of shows up

1 to come into view

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

Synonyms of shows up

appears, comes out, materializes, shows, turns up, unfolds

Words Related to shows up

reappears, resurfaces

bulks, looms

arrives, comes

dawns, debuts

arises, blossoms, bobs (up), breaks, breaks out, crops (up), emerges, erupts, issues, outcrops, rises, shoots (up), springs (up), surfaces

happens, occurs

reappears, rematerializes

Near Antonyms of shows up

departs, leaves, retires, withdraws

Antonyms of shows up

clears, disappears, dissolves, evanesces, evaporates, fades, goes (away), melts (away), vanishes

2 to get to a destination

the band showed up an hour late

Synonyms of shows up

appears, arrives, comes, gets in, gets through, lands, turns up

Words Related to shows up

fetches, hits, makes, reaches

pulls in, touches down

debarks, disembarks

barges (in), blows in, breezes (in), bursts (in or into), waltzes (in)

checks in, clocks (in)

Near Antonyms of shows up

checks out, clocks (out)

flees, vamooses

Antonyms of shows up

goes, leaves

3 to reveal the true nature of

were shown up for what they really are

Synonyms of shows up

debunks, exposes, nails, uncloaks, uncovers, undresses, unmasks

Words Related to shows up

demolishes, discredits, disproves

discloses, divulges, tells, unveils

Phrases Synonymous with shows up

blows the whistle on

Near Antonyms of shows up

conceals, hides, secretes, veils

Antonyms of shows up

camouflages, cloaks, disguises, masks

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