stay up

VERB

hang

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attach bend cover dangle decorate drape drift flap float hold hover lean pin remain stick swing wave

STRONG

adhere beetle bow cling deck depend droop drop fasten fix flop furnish impend incline loll lop lower nail overhang project rest sag tack trail

WEAK

be fastened be in mid-air be loose be pendent be poised

Antonyms

STRONGEST

detach remove straighten unfasten

STRONG

do let go loosen release rise

Example Sentences

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For fans unable to stay up for all the matches, spoiler-free highlights are available on iPlayer and the BBC Football YouTube channel, external each morning.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

I’ve been abroad for a couple weeks now, and I got in yesterday and I was fighting so hard to stay up for as long as possible, but I couldn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

He gave his staff - around 100 employees across four offices in London, Coventry, Birmingham and Ipswich - permission to start at 12:00 if they wanted to stay up and watch the match.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Motoring organisation the RAC warned people who stay up for the match "shouldn't drive until they're fully rested and hydrated".

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

I stay up as long as I possibly can, so I can be alone.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

stay up

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