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pan out

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pan out

1 to come to be

the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out

Synonyms of pan out

come out, fall out, prove, shake out, turn out

Words Related to pan out

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

2 to turn out as planned or desired

the investment scheme didnʼt quite pan out

Synonyms of pan out

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, succeed, work out

Words Related to pan out

flourish, prosper, thrive

cook, percolate

Phrases Synonymous with pan out

bear fruit, catch fire, deliver the goods, do the trick, go like clockwork

Near Antonyms of pan out

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 of pan out

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

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