shown up
Made to blush
Shown up is the past participle of show up.
To show up is to arrive or appear: She finally shown up an hour late.
It also means to expose or embarrass someone by outperforming them: The rookie shown up the veterans with her debut performance.
In passive constructions, being shown up means having your inadequacy revealed by comparison.
- appearedBecame visible or present
- made an appearanceBecame visible or present
- turn upAppear or be found
- rolled inArrived, often leisurely
- discreditedProven unworthy of trust
arrived · came through · turned out · revealed · outshone · exposed · bested · uncovered · embarrassed · materialized · emerged · overshadowed · surpassed · surfaced · put to shame · came · visible · noticeable
shown uppraised
Expressed approval of
honored · complimented · celebrated · vindicated · backed up
shown uphidden
Kept out of sight
concealed · covered up · obscured · suppressed · masked
show, shown, showing, shows, showed, showy, showier, showiest, showily