Synonyms of turning up

turning up

verb

present participle of turn up

1

as in appearing

to come into view

my missing car keys turned up just in time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appearing
• unfolding
• coming out
• showing up
• showing
• coming
• arriving
• looming
• rising
• reappearing
• materializing
• happening
• breaking out
• shooting (up)
• emerging
• springing (up)
• cropping (up)
• bobbing (up)
• surfacing
• resurfacing
• erupting
• occurring
• arising
• bulking
• issuing
• dawning
• blossoming
• outcropping
• breaking
• debuting
• rematerializing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• going (away)
• melting (away)
• disappearing
• vanishing
• dissolving
• evaporating
• fading
• clearing
• leaving
• evanescing
• retiring
• withdrawing
• departing

2

as in arriving

to get to a destination

when do you think our guests will turn up?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arriving
• getting in
• coming
• getting through
• showing up
• appearing
• landing
• pulling in
• blowing in
• bursting (in or into)
• touching down
• reaching
• checking in
• hitting
• barging (in)
• fetching
• waltzing (in)
• breezing (in)
• clocking (in)
• disembarking
• making
• debarking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• going
• leaving
• checking out
• clocking (out)
• fleeing
• vamoosing

3

as in finding

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

it took days to turn up the original documents

Synonyms & Similar Words

• finding
• learning
• discovering
• hitting (on or upon)
• locating
• finding out
• digging up
• running down
• routing (out)
• tracking (down)
• getting
• hunting (down or up)
• dredging (up)
• digging out
• ferreting (out)
• scouting (up)
• rooting (out)
• scaring up
• nosing out
• detecting
• determining
• ascertaining
• rummaging
• looking for
• searching (for or out)
• descrying
• spotting
• sighting
• seeking
• espying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passing over
• missing
• overlooking
• losing
• misplacing
• missetting
• mislaying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turning up

Aquarius January 20 – February 18 When intuition whispers, the universe is turning up the volume. —Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026

January 20 – February 18 When intuition whispers, the universe is turning up the volume. —Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2026

Zamiri aims to send up the crass monetization of a cultural boom, turning up the film’s absurdity knob to highlight the very real ways in which record labels and other corporate interests attach themselves vampirically to artistic success. —Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026

Someone who can change the culture of this floundering franchise, turning up the volume on its toughness, execution and discipline. —Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026

Due to some staff not coming into work without pay, Duffy said that those who are turning up to work face immense pressures. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 6 Nov. 2025

He got lost in the desert for a month, finally turning up in Tucson. —John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025

These additives are turning up everywhere, from air and water to soil, and are suspected endocrine disruptors that interfere with hormones in humans and animals. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2025

Frappé for a sweet seasonal treat McDonald’s is turning up the flavor this fall with a new sauce that’s equal parts bold and smooth. —Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025