turn against

verb

turned against; turning against; turns against

1

: to stop supporting or being friendly to (someone or something)

The senator eventually turned against the war.

She turned against her best friend.

2

: to cause (someone) to stop being friendly toward (someone)

He tried to turn our friends against us.

3

: to use (something) in a way that harms or discredits (someone)

Her political opponent tried to turn her many years of experience in Washington against her.

Examples of turn against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The costs of America’s turn against immigrants are now quantifiable and growing. —Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

Repressions mount as Russians turn against the Ukraine conflict. —Vladimir Kara-Murza, Washington Post, 26 May 2026

The players were increasingly turned against the fans, Van de Ven rowing with the away end after a defeat at Bournemouth in early January. —Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Separately, the Russian celebrity Ksenia Sobchak—often described as the Paris Hilton of Russia—hosted Ilya Remeslo, a famous blogger who had been a supporter of the Kremlin but has since turned against Putin, on her popular YouTube show. —Anna Nemtsova, Time, 23 May 2026

Rhymes for turn against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed