turn up

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of TURN UP

to come into view <my missing car keys turned up just in time>

Synonyms come out, materialize, show, show up, turn up, unfold

Related Words reappear, resurface; bulk, loom; arrive, come; dawn, debut; arise, blossom, bob (up), break, break out, crop (up), emerge, erupt, issue, outcrop, rise, shoot (up), spring (up), surface; happen, occur; reappear, rematerialize

Near Antonyms depart, leave, retire, withdraw

Antonyms clear, disappear, dissolve, evanesce, evaporate, fade, go (away), melt (away), vanish

to get to a destination <when do you think our guests will turn up?>

Synonyms appear, arrive, get in, get through, land, show up, turn up

Related Words fetch, hit, make, reach; pull in, touch down; debark, disembark; barge (in), blow in, breeze (in), burst (in or into), waltz (in); check in, clock (in)

Near Antonyms check out, clock (out); flee, vamoose

Antonyms go, leave

to come upon after searching, study, or effort <it took days to turn up the original documents>

Synonyms ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig out, dig up, discover, dredge (up), ferret (out), find out, get, hit (on or upon), hunt (down or up), learn, locate, nose out, root (out), rout (out), rummage, run down, scare up, scout (up), track (down), turn up

Related Words espy, sight, spot; look for, search (for or out), seek

Near Antonyms lose, mislay, misplace, misset

Antonyms miss, overlook, pass over

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