Synonyms for turn up
turn up

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1. turn upverb

   To increase the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

   Turn up the radio and sing along.

   Antonyms:
   turn down

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1. come on, come out, turn up, surface, show upverb

   appear or become visible; make a showing

   "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"

   Synonyms:
   start, rise, bulge out, place, step up, come along, get along, protrude, fall out, break through, progress, out, go forth, come on, come out of the closet, bulge, go up, advance, surface, come in, step forward, step to the fore, show, dig up, fold up, come up, pop out, egress, draw close, draw near, bug out, go on, prove, coat, come to the fore, get on, push through, approach, erupt, fold, excavate, turn out, emerge, shape up, show up, pop, issue, appear, come near, come forward, come out, rise up, come forth, near, locate

2. fold, fold up, turn upverb

   bend or lay so that one part covers the other

   "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

   Synonyms:
   come out, pen up, shut down, come on, surface, close up, show up, prove, close, close down, locate, fold, excavate, fold up, turn out, dig up

3. locate, turn upverb

   discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining

   "Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest?"; "My search turned up nothing"

   Synonyms:
   turn out, settle, prove, site, fold up, dig up, locate, fold, surface, excavate, situate, come out, come on, show up, place

4. prove, turn out, turn upverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   rise, dig up, leaven, try, boot out, show, testify, establish, uprise, rotate, test, evidence, try out, come on, cut, surface, get up, examine, arise, turf out, spread out, turn off, exclude, essay, raise, switch off, chuck out, prove, shew, fold, excavate, turn out, demonstrate, splay, show up, locate, eject, come out, fold up, bear witness, bear

5. excavate, dig up, turn upverb

   find by digging in the ground

   "I dug up an old box in the garden"

   Synonyms:
   dig, hollow, turn out, fold up, dig up, locate, fold, surface, excavate, come out, come on, show up, dig out, unearth, prove

Matched Categories

1. • Appear
   • Be
   • Find
   • Obtain

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1. turn up

   Synonyms:
   bend upwards

2. turn up

   Synonyms:
   occur, happen, come to pass

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1. David Thompson:

   It does all pay off and it does have an effect. If they are going to feel sharper and turn up to an event a bit more confident, that's going to have a bigger effect at the end, there are lots of links and crossovers that we try and carry between the two( sides). It's getting a good response from the guys as well.

2. John Johnston:

   We're really breaking some really key levels. It's a sign that we're in a very severe correction. It's being driven by a continued slowdown in the global production cycle, which is so important for the demand for commodities, unless they start to stabilize and turn up, they could become a big problem. I'm starting to get worried they're going to drag the global economy into a recession.

3. Ben Caspit:

   The people who are to blame for the terrible things that the members of this lovely community have been forced to undergo on a daily basis is us, those among us who turn up their noses when an Ethiopian family enters the neighborhood, those among us who are not happy to see Ethiopian children in their children's classroom.

4. Jamie Oliver:

   I think that really, really annoys him, book sales are about having a deep trusted relationship with the public. I really write my books. I don't just turn up for the front cover. I write every word, every letter and I oversee every bit of design. You can sell a few books by luck or a moment ... but not 15 years and 37million books. That's not luck.

5. Sam Ewig:

   Hard work spotlights the character of people some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.