Synonyms of panning out

panning out

verb

present participle of pan out

1

as in proving

to come to be

the eagerly anticipated kayaking trip never panned out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proving
• coming out
• falling out
• evolving
• shaking out
• turning out
• emerging
• developing
• unfolding
• playing out
• working out
• germinating

2

as in succeeding

to turn out as planned or desired

the investment scheme didn't quite pan out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeding
• going over
• working out
• going
• bearing fruit
• coming off
• catching fire
• clicking
• delivering the goods
• doing the trick
• going like clockwork
• delivering
• catching on
• flourishing
• prospering
• thriving
• cooking
• percolating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• striking out
• washing out
• missing
• failing
• folding
• collapsing
• bombing
• struggling
• flopping
• foundering
• languishing
• flunking
• declining
• floundering
• slipping
• falling down
• waning
• sinking
• cracking up
• going under
• slumping
• skidding
• crumbling
• flaming out
• crashing
• choking
• cratering
• misfiring
• imploding
• miscarrying
• self-destructing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of panning out

In the video, both Joanna and Chip could be seen wearing Princess Leia wigs, before panning out to show their 8-year-old son Crew dressed as a Stormtrooper. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

Yet despite those signings not panning out, the owners are hell-bent on a salary cap, while the players are vehemently opposed. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Roobroeck and Terrance are both coming off down years on a bad AHL Hartford team, with scouts who watched the Wolf Pack giving the 6-foot-7 Roobroeck a better chance of panning out in a bottom-six role. — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The quirky sci-fi comedy starring Diedrich Bader and Chris Parnell did not end up panning out for Spelling. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026

There were theories that 007 First Light could slide in as one of the sleeper hits of 2026, and, at least critically, that idea seems to be panning out. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Venable bounced from the Guardians to the Phillies to the Dodgers after Preller — fresh off the Matt Kemp/Justin Upton/Wil Myers infusion not panning out — traded him to the Rangers. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

Alphabet, too, was left for dead by the Street on fears that management wasn't executing and the company's AI strategy wasn't panning out to the point the were being overtaken by others. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026

The Guthrie family is aware that the investigation might need to be transitioned and has been briefed on the fact that certain leads have not been panning out, the sources said. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026