TURNED OUT Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

turned out

verb

past tense of turn out

as in rolled out

to leave one's bed we turn out early on workdays

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as in cleaned

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

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as in dismissed

to drive or force out angrily turned their adult son out of their home for using drugs

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as in proved

to come to be everything will turn out fine in the end

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Recent Examples of turned out Since her derby dust-up over what turned out to be big boob girl struggles, she’s been seen on the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway, done a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photo shoot, and hit the SI runway during Miami Swim Week. —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026 The trip, though, has underscored how the country of 50 million people, which experienced a religious crisis after its 20th-century dictatorship ended, still has plenty of faithful Catholics who have turned out in droves to welcome the American pope. —

ABC News, 10 June 2026 The trip, though, has underscored how the country of 50 million people, which experienced a religious crisis after its 20th century dictatorship ended, still has plenty of faithful Catholics who have turned out in droves to welcome the American pope. —

Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Some council members encouraged those who turned out to Monday’s meeting and who’ve advocated for the moratorium for weeks to focus energy on the North Carolina General Assembly. —

Mary Ramsey updated June 8, Charlotte Observer, 9 June 2026 And this one turned out to be very different. —

Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026 One of the most surprising parts of sharing the video was realizing just how universal the experience turned out to be. —

Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Voters from across California turned out to their polling places or stopped at their local ballot drop off box Tuesday to cast their vote in the state’s primary election. —

Hannah Ruhoff june 3, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 By the way, the dragon turned out to be a small Nile crocodile, which may have escaped from a merchant ship. —

Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

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Even as the city rolled out the red carpet for the restaurant industry’s biggest night, ongoing controversy remains over Chicago’s tipped minimum wage workers and their advocates.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
However, incumbent platforms and bigger AI companies have since rolled out comparable features.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026