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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get up

Verb

In their absence, Laufey and The Milk Carton Kids got up onstage to cover their songs, respectively. —Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2025

While waiting for his food, Love approached him and allegedly told him to get up from his seat, but the man did not comply and remained seated. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2025

Noun

The former gym owner and software developer would don a grizzly getup at every ski hill. —Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025

Trump appears to be willing to let Elon Musk get away with the jeans-and-t-shirt getup, but maybe the richest man in the world has his own set of rules. —Mick Mulvaney, The Hill, 5 Mar. 2025