show up

VERB

arrive, attend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear come get get in turn up

WEAK

be conspicuous be visible blow in make an appearance put in appearance reach show stand out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart go leave lose miss

WEAK

be absent conceal hide secrete

VERB

expose, embarrass

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discover reveal

WEAK

belittle convict debunk defeat discredit highlight invalidate lay bare let down mortify pinpoint put spotlight on put to shame shame show in bad light uncloak undress unmask unshroud worst

Antonyms

WEAK

be absent conceal depart hide leave miss secrete

Example Sentences

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Now rate cuts are on hold, and as the rise in wholesale prices show, there’s still plenty of inflation in the guts of the economy that’s likely to show up later in the year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Those teams’ scores can show up in my lock screen as Live Activities, or they can not.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

So it made the mama bear really show up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"But it's pretty cool he wants to show up and be a part of it."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Every day, six hundred of us show up for school, and there aren’t enough employees in the district and cops in town to spy on each and every one of us.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

show up

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