Synonyms of pan out

pan out

verb

1

as in to prove

to come to be

the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prove
• fall out
• evolve
• shake out
• come out
• turn out
• develop
• emerge
• play out
• unfold
• work out
• germinate

2

as in to succeed

to turn out as planned or desired

the investment scheme didn't quite pan out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeed
• go
• bear fruit
• go over
• click
• work out
• deliver the goods
• catch fire
• come off
• deliver
• do the trick
• go like clockwork
• catch on
• flourish
• prosper
• thrive
• cook
• percolate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strike out
• wash out
• fail
• miss
• founder
• fold
• collapse
• bomb
• struggle
• flop
• languish
• flunk
• decline
• slip
• flounder
• sink
• skid
• slump
• fall down
• crack up
• wane
• crumble
• go under
• choke
• crash
• flame out
• miscarry
• crater
• implode
• misfire
• self-destruct

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pan out

The robot initially wrestled the cooking pan out of his hands to take control. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025

The camera pans out to the hallway as visitors flee, while the gorilla’s roar echoes loudly in the background. —Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025

And if its approach doesn’t pan out, others are lining up right behind it. —Harry Booth, Time, 29 Oct. 2025

High water costs in the San Diego region are driven by the water authority’s outsized infrastructure, which was overbuilt to meet population growth and water demands that didn’t pan out as conservation efforts improved. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025