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were up about

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Synonyms for were up about

verb get up and going
  • rouse
  • awake
  • awaken
  • bestir
  • budge
  • exert
  • hasten
  • move
  • wake
  • waken
  • be up and about
  • get a move on
  • get moving
  • look alive
  • make an effort
  • mill about
  • shake a leg

Antonyms for were up about

  • deaden
  • go to sleep
  • calm
  • discourage
  • laze
  • leave alone
  • rest
  • wait
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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