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

Once a promising student at the JAA training academy, Slur became fed up with the organization and turned against it. —Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025

Importantly, Future and Metro Boomin were both, at one point in time, prominent Drake collaborators, and their turn against the Canadian artist led to other former friends taking sides in the feud. —Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 5 July 2025

In The Babysitter: Killer Queen, Cole’s troubles spill over into high school — where even Melanie turns against him. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025

Even resistance is co-opted and turned against her. —Book Marks july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025

Rhymes for turn against

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