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

Sentiment has really turned against that whole trilogy altogether at this point. —Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

Signs Democratic base is turning against establishment Mamdani ran largely on cost of living issues and took economic populist positions that raked in a coalition toppling one of the Big Apple's most formidable family dynasties. —Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 June 2025

Now, that same trick is being turned against macOS. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025

There were already some signs by late Thursday afternoon of Trump-friendly media figures turning against the businessman. —Niall Stanage, The Hill, 5 June 2025

Rhymes for turn against

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