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

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

No one has any idea how these guys will end up panning out, which is exactly what happened when the Birds selected quarterback Donovan McNabb with the second overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 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

That is panning out with Knowles and Fanendo Adi, who will take over for Jeremy Hall as head coach of the Loons’ developmental team, MNUFC2. — Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 13 Jan. 2026

Vrána not panning out hurt the Mantha return some, and many of the second-rounders Detroit acquired didn’t materialize either. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026

Thanks to partisan gerrymandering, once-competitive districts have now become easy targets that fundamentally prevent a truly massive seat haul from actually panning out. — Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2026