turned up Antonyms

Meaning of turned up

turned up

to appear or come to light unexpectedly or after being lost, to be found or happen usually unexpectedly, arrive sense 1, to look up (a word, a fact, etc.) in a book, to arrive or show up at an appointed or expected time or place, to happen or occur unexpectedly, to raise or increase by or as if by turning a control, appear sense 4, to raise by or as if by using a control, something that is turned up, tack sense 1b, turned up, to refer to or consult (a book), to show scorn or disdain, to turn out to be, made or fitted to be turned up, find, discover, to turn (a card) face upward

turned up Sentence Examples

  1. The thief turned up at the crime scene just as the police arrived.
  2. The missing cat finally turned up after two weeks.
  3. The unexpected news turned up my spirits and gave me hope.
  4. The old photo album turned up a forgotten memory.
  5. The volume on the radio was turned up too loud.
  6. The leaves on the trees turned up a vibrant patchwork of colors.
  7. The investigation turned up new evidence that incriminated the suspect.
  8. The weather turned up stormy and prevented us from going outside.
  9. The knob on the door turned up smoothly and opened the door.
  10. The test results turned up negative, much to our relief.

FAQs About the word turned up

to appear or come to light unexpectedly or after being lost, to be found or happen usually unexpectedly, arrive sense 1, to look up (a word, a fact, etc.) in a

unfolded, came, came out,appeared, showed, arrived, materialized, reappeared,showed up, rose

disappeared,went (away), melted (away), faded, dissolved, withdrew, evaporated,vanished, retired, evanesced

The thief turned up at the crime scene just as the police arrived.

The missing cat finally turned up after two weeks.

The unexpected news turned up my spirits and gave me hope.

The old photo album turned up a forgotten memory.