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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Tom: I do think City will win this if we turn up, but we have to make sure we turn up this time.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Activists urged countries to turn up in numbers, despite the distance.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Tests didn’t turn up any problems, but by January he was in such bad shape he had to stop trucking.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

“I can’t turn up prescriptions for my son back when he was young, years ago,” Michigan resident Ellen Isaacs said.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

So I turn up the TV volume and put on some baby cartoons.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle