turned out

ADJECTIVE

dapper

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classy dashing rakish spry stylish

WEAK

bandbox brisk chic chichi clean dainty doggy dressed to kill dressed to nines jaunty natty nice nifty nimble nobby posh prim ritzy sassy sharp showy smart snazzy snug spiffy spruce swank swanky swell trim well-turned-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

plain unstylish

WEAK

dirty dishevelled ruffled rumpled scruffy shabby sloppy tousled ungroomed wrinkled

Example Sentences

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And there’s something appealing about an outsider crashing City Hall, which is way too beholden to sclerotic lifers who can be as clueless about what the city needs as Pratt turned out to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The cattle empire that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Lucy Sheers, who runs Lucy Bakes, said that despite the disappointment of the show being cancelled, it turned out to be a positive for her business.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

It turned out that even as he approached his 40th birthday, his soccer career wasn’t quite dead yet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

That Friday turned out to be a warm late-spring day, the trees heavy with the promise of summer.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

turned out

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