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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

If he or she gets up frequently at night, it might recommend night lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

As soon as the coach has got his new instructions across the goalkeeper gets up.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

To improve her mental health, she’s adjusted her approach and now gets up during the week at 7 a.m. so she has two hours to mentally and physically prepare herself for the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

We listen for a few minutes; then Elizabeth elbows me in the side and gets up from her stool.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan