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Synonyms for shape up
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Princeton's WordNet
shape-up(verb)
a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up(verb)
develop in a positive way
"He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
Synonyms:
throw out, fare, mature, set ahead, come, bring forward, build up, come along, board, pass on, get along, win, supercharge, kick upstairs, progress, maturate, pull ahead, come on, make headway, go up, advance, surface, upgrade, make out, encourage, further, come up, gain, bestride, elevate, age, mount up, do, draw close, draw near, boost, go on, gain ground, jump on, raise, work up, move on, get on, get on with, hop on, senesce, approach, show up, turn up, climb on, get along with, appear, come near, mount, march on, come out, be on, near, promote, get ahead, build
Wiktionary
shape up(verb)
Synonyms:
pull ones socks up, improve, pull ones finger outshape up(verb)
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #47 | do | |
| #345 | board | |
| #504 | come | |
| #580 | age | |
| #652 | become | |
| #724 | further | |
| #989 | near | |
| #1048 | build | |
| #1092 | mature | |
| #1240 | win | |
| #1266 | approach | |
| #1326 | improve | |
| #1653 | surface | |
| #1728 | progress | |
| #1837 | advance | |
| #1908 | appear | |
| #2088 | upgrade | |
| #2206 | mount | |
| #2406 | promote | |
| #2491 | gain | |
| #3433 | encourage | |
| #3551 | raise | |
| #4894 | boost | |
| #8972 | fare | |
| #29876 | elevate | |
| #92107 | supercharge |
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