Synonyms of get up

get up 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to roll out

to leave one's bed

you need to get right up when the alarm goes off in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roll out
• wake
• rise
• turn out
• awake
• arise
• uprise
• stir
• awaken
• bestir
• arouse

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• turn in
• retire
• bed (down)
• sleep
• drop off
• rest
• nod
• lie (down)
• nap
• doze
• settle
• slumber
• snooze
• bunk
• lie up
• perch
• roost
• couch
• flop (down)
• catnap
• recline
• doss (down)

2

as in to clothe

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

all got up in her Sunday best

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothe
• dress
• rig (out)
• costume
• deck (out)
• dress up
• toilet
• habit
• wrap
• gown
• attire
• array
• garment
• apparel
• suit
• drape
• tog (up or out)
• garb
• bedeck
• robe
• invest
• jacket
• enrobe
• furnish
• do up
• uniform
• vesture
• vest
• equip
• huddle
• cloak
• mantle
• dress down
• caparison
• outfit
• enswathe
• tailor
• frock
• hap
• swaddle
• swathe
• bedight
• habilitate
• underdress
• accoutre
• accouter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• disarray
• disrobe
• undress
• uncover
• untruss
• unveil
• divest
• denude
• unclothe
• undrape

3

as in to summon

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summon
• gather
• conjure (up)
• evoke
• raise
• elicit
• educe

getup

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noun

ˈget-ˌəp 

1

as in costume

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

went to the prom in some elaborately beaded getup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• costume
• attire
• dress
• garb
• clothes
• outfit
• togs
• apparel
• guise
• style
• drag
• raiment
• duds
• mode
• vestments
• fashion
• habiliment(s)
• caparison
• array

2

as in design

the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged

the wine book's getup is pretty standard, with wines being arranged according to country of origin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• design
• layout
• format
• composition
• theme
• motif
• pattern
• makeup
• arrangement
• configuration
• form
• constellation
• ordonnance

Examples of get up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Plus, get up to $300 in statement credits on Chase Travel purchases within your first year. —Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024

Therefore, the Nectar Memory Foam mattress isn’t the best choice for people with mobility issues or difficulty getting up and down from a low surface. —Rachel Tavel, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024

Noun

Couple Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco were some of the first celebrities to debut their coordinated costumes: Gomez wore Rodarte for her Alice in Wonderland look, while Blanco went full-on theatrical in his Mad Hatter getup. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2024

After a hard loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday, Oct. 25, the Milwaukee Bucks player, 29, arrived at his usual postgame press conference at Fiserv Forum in an unusual getup: a Mr. Potato Head costume. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024