gotten 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

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gotten up

For 14 years, I have gotten up every morning and gone to work while she has been free to pursue whatever interested her.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

“For 14 years I have gotten up every morning and gone to work while she has been free to pursue whatever interested her.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Herbert has gotten up each time with no protest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

The captain, Jacob Knowles, had gotten up at 3 a.m. on a brisk October morning and took his vessel 10 miles into the ocean.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2023

There have been times I’ve rushed away from my papers to answer the phone; gladly gotten up from my chair, hearing the mailman outside.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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