Synonyms of corner

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noun

ˈkȯr-nər 

1

as in dilemma

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape

the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dilemma
• pickle
• predicament
• hole
• swamp
• box
• bind
• spot
• jam
• rabbit hole
• difficulty
• impasse
• quagmire
• fix
• crisis
• mire
• sticky wicket
• jackpot
• rattrap
• kettle of fish
• plight
• node
• hot water
• soup
• trouble
• catch-22
• pinch
• crossroad
• emergency
• juncture
• strait
• quandary
• standstill
• deadlock
• scrape
• halt
• clutch
• stalemate
• exigency
• logjam

2

as in intersection

a place where roads meet

we'll meet at the corner tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intersection
• junction
• crossing
• crossroad
• carrefour
• roundabout
• crossway(s)
• underpass
• overpass
• interchange
• cloverleaf
• traffic circle
• circle
• rotary

3

as in milestone

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs

the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• milestone
• climax
• watershed
• landmark
• highlight
• turning point
• milepost
• climacteric
• crisis
• break
• transformation
• clincher
• topper
• emergency
• crusher
• juncture
• extremity
• capper
• conversion
• turnaround
• crunch time
• breaking point
• flash point
• zero hour
• boiling point
• metamorphosis
• turnabout
• transfiguration
• crunch
• clutch
• head
• exigency
• conjuncture
• crossroad(s)
• Dunkirk

corner

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verb

1

as in to hog

Related Words

• hog
• monopolize
• bogart
• own
• sew up
• consume
• absorb
• possess
• control
• rule
• reign (over)
• engross
• have
• hold
• direct
• manage
• govern
• command

2

as in to front

Related Words

• front
• breast
• approach
• face
• confront
• accost
• dare
• beard
• face up (to)
• brave
• outbrave
• defy
• outface
• brazen
• challenge
• stand
• affront
• encounter
• resist
• withstand
• square (off)
• contend (with)
• meet
• combat
• oppose
• repel
• fight
• battle

Dissimilar Words

• avoid
• shun
• escape
• shake
• eschew
• evade
• elude
• duck
• sidestep
• dodge
• shirk
• funk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corner

Noun

The northwest corner unit spans 4,650 square feet and frames the Front Range and downtown skyline. — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026

Kusturica’s first miss of the game came on a corner 3 to start the second half. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Verb

Trista Stutter Emotions were running high for Trista Sutter, who was reminded that the beginning of daughter Blakesley Grace’s senior year of high school also means college is just around to corner. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Athletic director Bryan Blair sees an opportunity to corner New York’s college sports market. — James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing corner

• around the corner
• in every corner