Synonyms of turn up

turn up

verb

1

as in to appear

to come into view

my missing car keys turned up just in time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appear
• show
• unfold
• come
• show up
• come out
• arrive
• rise
• loom
• reappear
• materialize
• happen
• emerge
• shoot (up)
• break out
• surface
• occur
• bulk
• arise
• erupt
• resurface
• issue
• spring (up)
• bob (up)
• crop (up)
• blossom
• dawn
• break
• debut
• outcrop
• rematerialize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disappear
• dissolve
• melt (away)
• vanish
• fade
• evaporate
• clear
• go (away)
• leave
• withdraw
• retire
• depart
• evanesce

2

as in to arrive

to get to a destination

when do you think our guests will turn up?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrive
• come
• get in
• appear
• get through
• show up
• land
• pull in
• reach
• hit
• burst (in or into)
• fetch
• touch down
• breeze (in)
• check in
• blow in
• make
• disembark
• waltz (in)
• clock (in)
• debark
• barge (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• leave
• go
• check out
• clock (out)
• flee
• vamoose

3

as in to find

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

it took days to turn up the original documents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• find
• learn
• discover
• locate
• get
• find out
• hit (on or upon)
• run down
• track (down)
• dig out
• hunt (down or up)
• dig up
• ascertain
• dredge (up)
• detect
• determine
• scout (up)
• ferret (out)
• root (out)
• rout (out)
• scare up
• nose out
• rummage
• descry
• sight
• search (for or out)
• look for
• spot
• seek
• espy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass over
• miss
• overlook
• lose
• misplace
• misset
• mislay

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turn up

Searches of Kramer, his hotel room and his home turned up a semiautomatic rifle, five rifle magazines — two loaded and three capable of holding 30 rounds each — and 190 rounds of rifle ammunition, according to the complaint. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Superpollutants can turn up in far more sectors and product categories than most leaders expect, including industrial manufacturing, agriculture, transportation and everyday consumer products. — Bill Flederbach, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

City had only won once at the home of their rivals in the past four visits, having become used to turning up and handing out a drubbing for the bulk of the Guardiola era. — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

There must be a reason that after the Chiefs finished 6-11 after three straight trips to the Super Bowl that Reid decided to turn up the dial in camp. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026