Synonyms of turned out

turned out

verb

past tense of turn out

1

as in rolled out

to leave one's bed

we turn out early on workdays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rolled out
• woke
• got up
• rose
• awoke
• arose
• uprose
• awakened
• stirred
• aroused
• bestirred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• turned in
• retired
• dropped off
• bedded (down)
• lay up
• nodded
• slept
• rested
• lay (down)
• dozed
• settled
• napped
• slumbered
• perched
• flopped (down)
• bunked
• roosted
• snoozed
• couched
• catnapped
• reclined
• dossed (down)

2

as in cleaned

to remove the dirt from

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cleaned
• rinsed
• wiped
• scrubbed
• deterged
• washed
• cleansed
• brushed
• GI'd
• tidied
• purged
• purified
• swept
• mucked (out)
• straightened (up)
• decontaminated
• combed
• disinfected
• dusted
• mopped
• spruced (up)
• laundered
• scoured
• vacuumed
• sanitized
• brightened
• picked up
• swabbed
• shampooed
• sweetened
• freshened
• sponged
• dry-cleaned
• deodorized
• uncluttered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spotted
• stained
• soiled
• sullied
• fouled
• tainted
• dirtied
• besmirched
• muddied
• polluted
• defiled
• blackened
• discolored
• begrimed

3

as in dismissed

to drive or force out

angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissed
• ejected
• outed
• chased
• banished
• cast out
• kicked out
• ran off
• booted (out)
• sent packing
• expelled
• threw out
• drummed (out)
• removed
• extruded
• evicted
• sacked
• shut out
• read out
• gave one the gate
• routed
• turfed (out)
• ousted
• bounced
• fired
• exiled
• mustered out
• dispossessed
• ostracized
• deported
• deforced
• displaced
• expatriated
• retired
• canned
• terminated
• released
• axed
• discharged
• cashiered
• defenestrated
• pink-slipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• received
• accepted
• took
• admitted
• took in
• welcomed
• lodged
• entertained
• housed
• sheltered
• harbored

4

as in proved

to come to be

everything will turn out fine in the end

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proved
• fell out
• evolved
• came out
• developed
• emerged
• shook out
• panned out
• played out
• unfolded
• worked out
• germinated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turned out

The protection for the Japanese Games turned out to be well warranted. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Two people carrying the same title turned out to be doing quite different work. — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Rocky’s job of the day turned out to be shoveling the steps and sidewalks of the church, which was on a corner lot and had about a block’s length of sidewalk. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

That discipline turned out to be its own form of competitive advantage. — Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026

What was initially diagnosed as a Grade 1 ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) sprain turned out to be much worse for the now 29-year-old reliever. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

Upon closer examination, beats like the ones that Fleming’s team described turned out to reflect not quantum coherence, but a resonance between wiggling molecular bonds. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Unveiling the Unknown Wanderer The key to solving the mystery of Betkouski’s identity turned out to be an actual key. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026

Would things have turned out this way if Macklemore had said something about those who were killed at a music festival on October 7th? — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026