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

More importantly, people became aware of the ecological value and beauty of raptors and turned against killing them. —Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025

But Hisahito’s birth quickly changed the tide and nationalists turned against the proposal. —Mari Yamaguchi, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025

Luckily, the family calls out to Thing, who regains his autonomy and turns against the rest of Isaac’s body, pulling out his heart and saving the Addams family. —Selome Hailu, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025

But, to his credit, rather than turn against Kat, Dale stands up for her. —Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for turn against

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