Synonyms of turned up

turned up

verb

past tense of turn up

1

as in appeared

to come into view

my missing car keys turned up just in time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeared
• unfolded
• showed
• came out
• came
• showed up
• arrived
• loomed
• rose
• reappeared
• happened
• materialized
• emerged
• broke out
• shot (up)
• cropped (up)
• erupted
• sprang (up)
• bobbed (up)
• occurred
• surfaced
• resurfaced
• arose
• issued
• outcropped
• dawned
• blossomed
• debuted
• bulked
• broke
• rematerialized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• went (away)
• melted (away)
• disappeared
• dissolved
• faded
• vanished
• evaporated
• cleared
• left
• evanesced
• retired
• departed
• withdrew

2

as in arrived

to get to a destination

when do you think our guests will turn up?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrived
• came
• appeared
• got in
• showed up
• got through
• landed
• pulled in
• burst (in or into)
• reached
• hit
• fetched
• touched down
• checked in
• disembarked
• made
• blew in
• waltzed (in)
• breezed (in)
• barged (in)
• clocked (in)
• debarked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• left
• went
• checked out
• clocked (out)
• fled
• vamoosed

3

as in found

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

it took days to turn up the original documents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• found
• learned
• located
• discovered
• found out
• got
• dug up
• ran down
• dug out
• rooted (out)
• hit (on or upon)
• dredged (up)
• routed (out)
• hunted (down or up)
• tracked (down)
• detected
• determined
• ascertained
• scouted (up)
• nosed out
• ferreted (out)
• rummaged
• scared up
• descried
• looked for
• spotted
• searched (for or out)
• sighted
• sought
• espied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passed over
• missed
• overlooked
• lost
• misplaced
• mislaid
• misset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turned up

Works linked to notorious German forger Wolfgang Beltracchi have turned up in museum, corporate and gallery collections there. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

About every three to four evaluations turned up a positive concussion diagnosis. — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Texas accounts for the large majority of cases, but illnesses also turned up in states including Michigan and New York, which are outside the states identified in the FDA’s distribution information. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

This April, Branson Oduor, 27, went missing after a night out in Fells Point and turned up in the harbor more than a week later, prompting a petition that gathered over 2,200 signatures within days. — Joseph V. Sakran, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026

The longtime Oklahoma beekeeper is imparting his wisdom to Kateri (Angelina LookingGlass), a former foster kid of his who has recently turned up out of the blue. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2026

Daniel Sandoval Dallas County Jail Dallas police said a search of the Charger turned up a plethora of police property. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Discovery turned up numerous others in active use, the heaviest being a director pasting contracts into a free service. — Keegan Crage, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Sure enough, the test turned up no worrisome markers for cancer, Alzheimer’s, or the like. — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026