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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 didn't quite pan out.
Synonyms of pan out

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, succeed, work out
Words Related to pan out

catch on

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

languish

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, 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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