well up in

ADJECTIVE

familiar

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquainted aware conversant

STRONG

savvy versant

WEAK

abreast apprised at home with au courant au fait cognizant conscious grounded in on in the know informed introduced kept posted mindful no stranger to plugged in tuned-in up up on versed in with it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant

WEAK

aloof cold cool distant foreign new reserved strange unacquainted unapproachable uncommon undistinguished unfamiliar unfriendly unknowledgeable unknown unremarkable

ADJECTIVE

versant

Synonyms

STRONG

savvy versed

WEAK

abreast acquainted apprised at home with au courant au fait aware cognizant conscious conversant grounded in on in the know informed introduced kept posted mindful no stranger to plugged in tuned-in up up on versed in with it

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well up in

The social dynamics of mural traditions well up in a wholly contemporary way, their profound legacy given a thrilling spin.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

By now, the probability is well up in the 90s.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2022

I admit to having similar feelings well up in myself.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2021

Moments earlier, she had seen tears well up in his eyes when the show’s host asked him how he had felt after dropping the bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2015

Tears well up in my eyes, and I don’t try to blink them away.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

well up in

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