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

Others had noticed Porsha’s odd choice of words, too, but once she was revealed to be a Faithful, the castle seemingly turned against Funches for good. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026

What started as a simple misunderstanding with my friend group escalated into the entire school turning against me. —Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 1 Feb. 2026

Obviously, after being born, at least 11 of the current 50 Hall voters who turned against him were busy seeking more milk when brains were handed out. —Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026

The fund is now down about 22% from its recent high, pushing the software industry into bear-market territory and underscoring how quickly sentiment has turned against one of Wall Street's former favorite industries. —Yun Li, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for turn against

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