GOT UP Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

got up

verb

past tense of get up

as in rolled 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 clothed

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

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as in summoned

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 got up The woman got up on their table and gleefully pretended to tap dance, drawing an amused crowd of onlookers. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Lesnar kicked out and hit Oba with three consecutive F5s, two of which Oba immediately got up from. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman came over to comfort the mother, Mercedes Martinez, and the couple got up and left the courtroom. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 Martínez then got up and walked out of the courtroom with Jesus Rivas, the teen’s father. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 Then Holland got up to snap a photo with Bernthal and Evans and barfed on the floor. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 Or Whitney Houston, who one time got up unannounced to play the piano after their regular pianist’s shift ended. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 16 July 2026 About 30 minutes before landing, Lopez allegedly got up from his seat to use the restroom. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 Almost got up to 55 mph with my final throw. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 22 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got up

Verb

Disney’s latest Lightning Lane options rolled out about two years ago, and the company has continued learning how to better manage ride availability based on guest patterns.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
The event unfolded against the backdrop of scorching summer temperatures and wildfires, and Spanish officials rolled out a large public safety campaign.

— Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of rolled out

Verb

My fellow guests are largely Lycra-clad and yoga-ready or wearing the resort’s fluffy robes to wander its halls, and more than half will return for a repeat visit within 18 months, one of the staffers tells me.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2026
Designed around century-old oak trees, the home is clad in limestone and natural timber, reflecting the principles of organic modernism.

— Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of clothed

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In one case, an employee was summoned out of her office just before a bullet struck the window in front of her desk.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The tech behemoth briefly restricted a Facebook post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing students during the Gen Z protests in July, just days after regulators summoned the company over concerns about child-abuse content.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of summoned

Verb

His company depended on a third-party tool to connect its data infrastructure, and the deciding problem turned out not to be the price.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
That singular crossing is, in microcosm, the story of how SpaceX’s most telegraphed selling event turned out to be far less dramatic—and even more positive—than the buildup suggested.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of turned out

Verb

Messi returned to his native Argentina over the weekend, missing Miami's 2-1 loss to Monterrey on Saturday, but was dressed and on the bench before subbing in for Daniel Pinter at the start of the second half.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has dressed in military-style clothing since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of dressed

Verb

Photos capture the high-energy of Outside Lands, where 225,000 festivalgoers—75,000 per day—gathered in Golden Gate Park for a three-day celebration of music, culture, and community.

— Ray Chavez, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
The organization created a site for her story with all the information the family had gathered over the years.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of gathered

Verb

In the beginning, Piker wanted to show young men that leftists could be fun — not just woke social-justice warriors and PC scolds.

— Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
Participants gained more total sleep time, fell asleep faster, slept more soundly and woke less during the night.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of woke

Verb

The price swung between $72 and $102 last month as hopes rose and fell that the United States and Iran could reach an agreement that would allow oil tankers to freely exit the Middle East again to deliver crude worldwide.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the share of California public safety employees with at least 15 years of tenure dramatically rose from about 10% in 1996 to 47% in 2024.

— Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026