TURN UP Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

turn up

verb

Definition of turn up next

as in to appear

to come into view my missing car keys turned up just in time

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Relevance

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as in to arrive

to get to a destination when do you think our guests will turn up?

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as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort it took days to turn up the original documents

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Recent Examples of turn up Clave Especial Clave Especial will turn up the heat at BMO with their speedfire corridos tumbados. —

Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026 Rod Brind’Amour will have to console himself with his latest Cup ring, while Rinne’s induction should turn up the heat on cases such as Curtis Joseph and Ryan Miller. —

Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 23 June 2026 However, the agency was only able to turn up dozens of complaints during discovery, resulting in a sanction from the court. —

Huo Jingnan, NPR, 23 June 2026 William, 44, turned up via a green London bus alongside Australian TV presenter Robert Irwin at London's magnificent Guildhall on the morning of June 23 for a special celebration with some of the winners and finalists of his Earthshot Prize. —

Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for turn up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turn up

Verb

Russian air defenses have appeared incapable of dealing with the threat.

— Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
In an unusual twist, many of the songs that would eventually appear throughout the season were written before the writers’ room fully mapped out the story.

— Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026