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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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Megna added, “We trusted people. Good faith turned out to be not so good.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

In April 2025, Hugh decided to answer a call for singing farmers, which turned out to be from Clarkson's Farm presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 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

“Now, young sir,” she said with difficulty, for it turned out to be a gooey one, with a sticky caramel center.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

turned out

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