SHOWING UP Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

showing up

verb

present participle of show up

as in appearing

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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Relevance

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as in arriving

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

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as in exposing

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

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Recent Examples of showing up Sensory gardens are showing up in home listings, school courtyards and botanical parks, and homeowners want to know whether the idea actually works in their own backyard. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026 Prosecutor Zachary Simonoff said in court that after showing up at the Oberlin resident's home on Wednesday morning, Jones asked the resident to record a video of him to post on the internet. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Many homeowners are setting these up by task, such as a breakfast cabinet, a coffee cabinet, a baking pantry, an appliance cabinet or a snack pantry, and that approach is likely to keep showing up in kitchen design ideas. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026 The flyers began showing up in mailboxes across the state as early voting got underway for the midterm elections. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Actor Ryan Eggold made an appearance reprising his role as Matt Riley, the troubled brother of Detective Vincent Riley, showing up in court and wanting justice for his brother’s death. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Worshippers are showing up in greater numbers, giving more money to congregations and volunteering more, the study found. — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Still, the strength at the top end is also showing up even beyond home sales. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 OpenAI’s chief economist says some of the clearest signs of AI’s impact on work may not yet be showing up in unemployment headlines. — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for showing up

Verb

West Point implemented a rule in early 2025 that sought to bar civilian and military professors from publishing papers, speaking at conferences or appearing on podcasts without seeking approval from superiors.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Custom firmware packages The development scene around the FM-1 is exploding, and new options are appearing all the time.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of appearing

Verb

Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Mitsubishi Eclipse Sportback Mitsubishi is again capitalizing on the Eclipse name, this time with the 2027 Eclipse Sportback, an all-electric subcompact SUV arriving in 2026.

— Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of arriving

Verb

Rashida Jones and Will McCormack wrote the screenplay for the film that follows two couples at a dinner party that turns into an unpredictable evening exposing messy relationships and desires.

— Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, companies like 1Password are adding new systems for approving agent log ins without exposing user passwords.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exposing

Verb

Earlier this month, Chinese state media released footage showing an H-6K launching a YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship missile.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
The briefing also covers an analysis from The Post showing that six in 10 families can’t afford the basic cost of living in the battleground districts.

— Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of showing

Verb

Directed by Kei Oikawa and adapted from the popular manga by Nagano, the fantasy feature tracks the small protagonist and companions journeying to a scenic coastal island before uncovering a sinister local mystery.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026
These metaphors take on fresh force at a museum whose collection contains so many mosaics and so many textiles, and which is increasingly dedicated to uncovering the personal stories of their makers.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncovering

Verb

The Ohio artist’s first album in four years is paranoid, indulgent, and theatrical, unfolding like a dark romantasy novel.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz and several commissioners criticized the plan for linking county government with a video game that revels in violence unfolding in a fictional Miami.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfolding

Verb

The flooding is just the latest from two months of on-and-off heavy rain caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The flooding is just the latest episode in two months of on-and-off heavy rain in the region caused by tropical moisture coming ashore from the Pacific.

— Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026