Synonyms of turn out

Noun


1. turnout, gathering, assemblage

usage: the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"

2. turnout, widening, part, portion

usage: a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park

3. siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack, railroad track, railroad, railway

usage: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

4. output, outturn, turnout, product, production

usage: what is produced in a given time period

5. outfit, getup, rig, turnout, attire, garb, dress

usage: a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"

6. turnout, attendance, attending

usage: attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"

7. turnout, rotation, rotary motion

usage: (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip

Verb


1. prove, turn out, turn up, be

usage: be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"

2. turn out, happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

usage: prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right"

3. turn out, produce, make, create

usage: produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This factory turns out saws"

4. turn out, come out, end, stop, finish, terminate, cease

usage: result or end; "How will the game turn out?"

5. turn out, appear

usage: come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?"

6. bear, turn out, make, create

usage: bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

7. eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out, expel, throw out, kick out

usage: put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"

8. turn out, meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

usage: come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"

9. turn out, equip, fit, fit out, outfit

usage: outfit or equip, as with accessories; "The actors were turned out lavishly"

10. turn out, splay, spread out, rotate, turn

usage: turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"

11. switch off, cut, turn off, turn out, throw, flip, switch

usage: cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"

12. get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise

usage: get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"

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