turn against

phrasal 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

But there’s a dark side to this turn against the suddenly middle-aged, passé millennial generation. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025

However, fans always love Jey Uso, who seemingly turned against Jimmy by eliminating him late. —Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025

Artificial intelligence may be smarter than ever, but that power could be turned against us. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025

Matty wants Olympia to turn against Julian, who has had multiple opportunities himself over the years to come clean about burying the damning Wellbrexa study. —Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for turn against

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