/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of shape up Find synonyms for: Noun1. shape-up, employment, engagementusage: a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hiredVerb1. progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up, developusage: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: frugal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language