TURNED OUT Synonyms: 148 Similar and Opposite Words

turned out

verb

past tense of turn out

as in rolled out

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

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as in cleaned

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

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as in dismissed

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

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as in proved

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

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Recent Examples of turned out The protection for the Japanese Games turned out to be well warranted. — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Two people carrying the same title turned out to be doing quite different work. — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Rocky’s job of the day turned out to be shoveling the steps and sidewalks of the church, which was on a corner lot and had about a block’s length of sidewalk. — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026 That discipline turned out to be its own form of competitive advantage. — Harvard Business Review, 29 Sep. 2026 What was initially diagnosed as a Grade 1 ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) sprain turned out to be much worse for the now 29-year-old reliever. — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026 Upon closer examination, beats like the ones that Fleming’s team described turned out to reflect not quantum coherence, but a resonance between wiggling molecular bonds. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026 Unveiling the Unknown Wanderer The key to solving the mystery of Betkouski’s identity turned out to be an actual key. — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 23 Sep. 2026 Would things have turned out this way if Macklemore had said something about those who were killed at a music festival on October 7th? — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

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Verb

The retail concept, which has been in test phase, will be rolled out beginning in the fourth quarter.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Viewers began to complain of superhero fatigue as more and more new series debuted on Disney+ and still more films rolled out.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of rolled out

Verb

The rooms are spacious, comfortable, immaculately pressed and cleaned, and blissfully quiet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Culver City voted last month to set rules around robotaxi fleet services that dictate where and when the vehicles can be charged, stored and cleaned.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of cleaned

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Following the meeting, the president dismissed the idea of new AI rules and reiterated his view that the industry should police itself.

— Jeff Masonand Michael Shepard Bloomberg, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Like his brother, John had at first dismissed the idea of an American being elected to the papacy.

— Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of dismissed

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Reworking catalog hits of the past — albeit by other artists — has previously proved to be a formula for chart success, given how TikTok and social media have disrupted traditional music consumption methods.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
That campaign managed to expel the rebels from Aden, but the Houthis — tough mountain fighters who received Iranian training to field and eventually manufacture drones and missiles — proved a difficult adversary.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of proved

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In the middle of the night, as the floodwaters were rising, the dog woke her by shaking water off herself, giving the family enough time to climb a ladder onto the roof of their home just minutes before it was completely flooded.

— Fabiola Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Above-average rainfall in June and August, along with several cold fronts sweeping across the region, woke the seeds from a lengthy slumber to transform the landscape.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of woke

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Perdomo Torres was ejected from the van and thrown to the ground, breaking his leg, ankle and hand.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Smith, who was riding in the left lane, was ejected from the bike and hit the pavement, suffering severe injuries, according to police.

— Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of ejected

Verb

Barkov remained down for a few moments, then got up and headed toward the tunnel leading to the Florida dressing room.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Now, Entertainment Weekly looks back at what the cast of The Love Boat got up to after their years at sea.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026

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