GETTING UP Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

getting up

verb

present participle of get up

as in rolling out

to leave one's bed you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning

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as in clothing

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes all got up in her Sunday best

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as in summoning

to call into being through the use of one's inner resources or powers I'm still trying to get up the energy to reply

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Recent Examples of getting up Since the disruption did not impact all customers, the carrier has not distributed credits to everyone, but some people have reported getting up to $80. — Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 In a study of more than 400,000 adults, people who spent more time in outdoor light during the day reported fewer insomnia symptoms, less tiredness, and an easier time getting up in the morning. — Angela Haupt, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 The children were shown getting up close to the camera, and Kate could be seen pushing her younger son, Prince Louis, on a swing. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 Winds are expected to be breezy through the weekend, with gusts getting up to 15 mph. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 24 July 2026 Injury updates The Marlins might be closing in on getting up to three key reinforcements back in the not-so-distant future. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 Reports from insider billbil-kun peg September 25, 2026, with Ultimate Edition owners and EA Play members getting up to eight days of early access ahead of the wide release. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Another round of storms could bring an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain, with isolated spots getting up to 8, though forecast models suggest the heaviest rain may fall northwest of the areas hit hardest so far. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 For an instant, Davidovich Fokina thought about getting up, but instead sat on his backside, seemingly resigned to defeat. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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Boston community and city leaders say new safety measures are rolling out this week, after recent alarming violence in Downtown Boston around Boston Common and Downtown Crossing.

— Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta is rolling out its first coding agent called Muse Code as the company tries to challenge leading AI labs Anthropic and OpenAI.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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Not feeding the hungry, not tending to the sick, not clothing the naked, not welcoming the refugee.

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
This is like inviting a homeless person into your home, sheltering them, feeding them, clothing them, educating them, and having that person's confidant leak that the newly comfortable person doesn't think less of you.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026

Definition of clothing

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Various Maji clans such as the Omi Clan, or Maji of Water, and Ikú Clan, or Maji of Life and Death, practice different forms of magic, with Omi Tiders wielding waves and Ikù Reapers, like Zelie’s mother, summoning souls.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 July 2026
The book recounts the Russian attack on the town through the eyes of a magical forest spirit who protects it, summoning floodwaters and winds to drive away the invaders.

— Constant Méheut, New York Times, 27 July 2026

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Caught between a defensive line of fans, an array of worried and/or triggered observers, and people dressing their gleeful critiques of a woman’s body in the guise of concern, Grande interjects some of the slowest, somberest music of her career.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Dust ruffles may have gone the way of the dodo after their heyday in the maximalist ’80s, but the absolute best bed skirts (done up in cottagecore ginghams and frothy sateens) are putting the antiquated bed dressing back on the map.

— Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026

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The spy satellite that changed intelligence forever Before satellites, gathering intelligence on the Soviet Union relied heavily on risky reconnaissance flights such as those carried out by the U-2 spy plane.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
Pre-Production Planning Pre-production has become more valuable, especially the process of gathering inspiration, building mood boards and refining storyboards.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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Drinking coffee immediately after waking may spike cortisol, causing stress, energy crashes, and disrupted sleep.

— Erin Hooker Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Responsibility for the ship was delegated to an officer who operated under the captain's standing orders, with explicit guidance on which issues could be addressed independently and which required waking the captain.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026