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gets up

VERB

mount; get out of bed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awake awaken climb stand

WEAK

arise ascend increase move up pile out rise rise and shine roll out scale spring out turn out uprise upspring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deaden go to sleep

Example Sentences

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She loves to show off her cooking skills on Instagram, where she projects an image of an approachable leader who gets up early on Sundays to bake fresh bread for her family.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

She now reliably gets up with the jolt from a wristwatchlike device called the Pavlok Shock Clock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

"I didn't like them," Trump said, adding that he now gets up from his desk more regularly, which has improved swelling in his legs.

From BBC • Jan. 1, 2026

He gets up, jumps off the statue, spits on the ground, and walks away from the huddled crowd, as students can be heard shouting.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2025

Even though that knocked my little dude down for a bit, he gets up and gains on Sonny’s Yoshi.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas