pan out

pan out

verb

Definition of PAN OUT

1

to come to be <the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out>

Synonyms fall out, pan out, prove, shake out, turn out

Related Words develop, emerge, evolve, germinate, play out, unfold, work out

2

to turn out as planned or desired <the investment scheme didn't quite pan out>

Synonyms click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, work out

Related Words catch on; flourish, prosper, thrive; cook, percolate

Near Antonyms languish; flounder, struggle; decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane; crash, crater, crumble, flame out; choke, crack up, miscarry, misfire; fall down, go under; implode, self-destruct

Antonyms bomb, collapse, fail, flop, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, wash out