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

His comments defaming minority races, ethnicities and religions continued as did the number of Republicans turning against him. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2026

To Kim’s detriment, that would only embolden elites to turn against him. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

The turn against citizenship has been especially prominent in higher education. — Trygve Throntveit, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

And the counterculture really turned against all of that stuff. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for turn against

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