SHOWN UP Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

shown up

verb

variants or showed up

past participle of show up

as in appeared

to come into view normally, one doesn't see them, but the actress's wrinkles show up in the close-ups

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as in arrived

to get to a destination the band showed up an hour late

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as in exposed

to reveal the true nature of were shown up for what they really are

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Recent Examples of shown up Ortiz said Byrd showed up late and unprepared for Ortiz Jara’s June 5 court date, which Byrd disputed. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 Klock, Nate said, showed up for him, attending every one of his football games despite Klock never caring much for sports. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026 On Sunday when the Bears were playing the Packers, multiple fans showed up to the game wearing Ditka costumes. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Hosted by the Clooney Foundation for Justice, this year’s Albie Awards were held at the National History Museum, where an array stars showed up to offer their support to individuals who have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of justice. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 Ironically, the 18-34 demo showed up at 60% majority this weekend, though clearly not enough of them. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026 But the issues that showed up in each of their first three games resurfaced in Starkville, and led to the first loss of the season. — Pj Green september 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026 According to Ayer, that exhaustion showed up in the movie, as Pitt couldn’t relax or rely on the typical comforts of a film set. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026 A couple of problems that have been prevalent early in the season for the Broncos showed up again Saturday night. — Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shown up

Verb

In September, every ward in Sylhet's 100-bed Shahid Shamsuddin Ahmed Hospital, which is treating measles, appeared overwhelmed.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The migration of working-class and Hispanic voters toward Trump in 2024, which now appeared to be swinging back to the Democrats in the midterms, suggested an underlying instability.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of appeared

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That means most people are exposed to AI’s downsides — rising electricity costs, potential job disruption — without any claim on its upside.

— Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The White House decision has heightened fears that Ukraine could be left exposed to Moscow's escalating attacks as winter approaches.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of exposed

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The prosecutor argued the beatings basically never stopped, claiming footage showed nannies beating one child, then turning their violence toward any of the other toddlers who wept while watching.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Or consider Jordan Strafer’s trilogy—Loophole (2023), Decadence (2024), and Talk Show (2026)—the last of which was shown in this year’s Whitney Biennial.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of shown

Verb

Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Most people come here for the ever-evolving menu of house cocktails.

— Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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Temperatures reached 122 degrees Fahrenheit for about six hours, forcing stores to discard fresh and frozen goods.

— JOHN LEICESTER, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
The German government has so far refrained from comment on the trial, pointing out that no verdict has yet been reached and the case is in the hands of the independent judiciary.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026