Definitions

turn up

VERB

come, arrive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appear attend come in enter materialize show up

WEAK

blow in get get in make an appearance pop in punch in put in an appearance reach roll in show weigh in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be absent depart exit go hide leave

WEAK

abandon lose miss

VERB

discover or be discovered

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come across crop up detect encounter find meet pop up reveal see

WEAK

be found become known bring to light catch come to light come to pass descry dig up disclose espy expose hit upon learn meet with spot track track down transpire uncover unearth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

avoid miss overlook pass by

WEAK

abandon go leave lose

Example Sentences

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“Putting pressure on the district is always going to turn up additional funds,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They turned up still wearing the other show's make-up. We had to dress them and redo everything ... I nearly died," she recalled.

From Barron's

If Alex didn’t turn up, they might go on looking for Nim’s island.

From Literature

The podcast will have fresh material that could occasionally turn up on Hannity’s prime time Fox News program.

From Los Angeles Times

"We're seeing people turning up to the theatre in Blur or Oasis T-shirts," says Lytton.

From BBC