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turn out

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of turn out

1 to leave oneʼs bed

  • we turn out early on workdays
Synonyms of turn out

arise, get up, rise, roll out, uprise
Words Related to turn out

arouse, awake, awaken, bestir, stir, wake
Near Antonyms of turn out

catnap, doze, drop off, lie up, nap, nod, rest, sleep, slumber, snooze

bunk, perch, roost, settle

couch, doss (down) [chiefly British], flop (down), lie (down), recline
Antonyms of turn out

bed (down), retire, turn in

2 to remove the dirt from

  • it's our practice to turn out the room after guests stay over
Synonyms of turn out

clean, cleanse, deterge, GI
Words Related to turn out

decontaminate, purge, purify

disinfect, sanitize

brush, comb, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, muck (out), rinse, scour, scrub, shampoo, sponge, swab, sweep, vacuum, wash, wipe

brighten, deodorize, freshen, spruce (up), sweeten

pick up, straighten (up), tidy, unclutter
Near Antonyms of turn out

begrime, muddy

defile, pollute, taint

blacken, discolor
Antonyms of turn out

besmirch, dirty, foul, soil, spot, stain, sully

3 to drive or force out

  • angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs
Synonyms of turn out

banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, dismiss, drum (out), eject, expel, extrude, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out) [chiefly British]
Words Related to turn out

deforce, deport, displace, dispossess, evict, exile, expatriate, ostracize, read out, shut out

ax (or axe), can, cashier, defenestrate, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate
Phrases Synonymous with turn out

give one the gate [slang], send packing
Near Antonyms of turn out

accept, admit, receive, take, take in

welcome

entertain, harbor, house, lodge, shelter

4 to come to be

  • everything will turn out fine in the end
Synonyms of turn out

come out, fall out, pan out, prove, shake out
Words Related to turn out

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

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