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Synonyms for get-up

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

dress up take shape rig out attire swat alley oop berate gussie up

All synonyms

Verb

1. Attire

attire, dress up, rise, arise, prepare, fancy up, rouse, trick out informal, trick up, stir, go up, take shape, rig out, wake, bring up, form, forme US, fig out, come into being, deck out, awake, tear into, drum

Other

swat, berate, alley oop, gussie up, amound rare

Noun

turn-out, stand-up, work-up, wind-up

Antonyms

fall, please, sit-down

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb.

    I'm having difficulty getting up the stairs.

  2. n. 1

    Synonym of get-up-and-go.

Related words

Word family
getup
Other spellings
get up

Forms

Plural
get-ups → turn-outs, stand-ups, work-ups, wind-ups…

Example sentences

  • attire The neatness of his attire was almost incredible.
  • swat Four SWAT members positioned themselves on the rooftop.

By length

4 letters
form1, rise1, wake1, drum1, stir1, swat1
5 letters
awake2, arise2, rouse1, forme
6 letters
attire3, berate2, amound
7 letters
prepare2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awake2 = 2 syllables).