Thesaurus

turn out

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of TURN OUT

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

Synonyms get up, rise, roll out, turn out, uprise

Related Words arouse, awake, awaken, bestir, stir, wake

Near Antonyms catnap, doze, drop off, lie up, nap, nod, rest, sleep, slumber, snooze; bunk, perch, roost, settle; couch, doss (down) [chiefly British], flop (down), lie (down), recline

Antonyms bed (down), retire, turn in

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

Synonyms cleanse, deterge, GI, turn out

Related Words decontaminate, purge, purify; disinfect, sanitize; brush, comb, dry-clean, dust, launder, mop, muck (out), rinse, scour, scrub, shampoo, sponge, swab, sweep, vacuum, wash, wipe; brighten, deodorize, freshen, spruce (up), sweeten; pick up, straighten (up), tidy, unclutter

Near Antonyms begrime, muddy; defile, pollute, taint; blacken, discolor

Antonyms besmirch, dirty, foul, soil, spot, stain, sully

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

Synonyms banish, boot (out), bounce, cast out, chase, dismiss, drum (out), expel, extrude, kick out, oust, out, rout, run off, throw out, turf (out) [chiefly British], turn out

Related Words deforce, deport, displace, dispossess, evict, exile, expatriate, ostracize, read out, shut out; ax (or axe), can, cashier, defenestrate, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate

Near Antonyms accept, admit, receive, take, take in; welcome; entertain, harbor, house, lodge, shelter

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

Synonyms fall out, pan out, prove, shake out, turn out

Related Words develop, emerge, evolve, germinate, play out, unfold, work out

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