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

In Estonia, a company that makes the affected technology said that one of its clients had been hit by a cyberattack in which attackers accessed a computer controlling refrigeration and turned up the temperature, public broadcaster ERR reported. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

There are no cameras in the area, and a canvass of the neighborhood has so far turned up no video, according to Kenny. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

In at least one case, refrigeration units' temperatures were turned up overnight, leaving large quantities of food wilted or spoiled by morning, Reuters reported. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Throughout the 1970s, Skerritt turned up in a number of big screen comedies, dramas and even a landmark sci-fi film. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

After a month, the ketogenic group showed clear metabolic improvements; the more striking psychiatric and cognitive gains turned up at four months—by which point the diet had been offered to everyone, eliminating the control-group comparison. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

In August, supervisors in Pinal County, Arizona, voted down a large data center campus after so many residents turned up to object that the county opened five overflow rooms across three buildings. — Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

Celebrities all turned up for the event in style tonight—bringing their best statement looks to the occasion. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

In London, hundreds of people turned up in the financial district for a Wednesday morning dance-off before work, as appetite grows worldwide for daytime raves. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026