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

From her son's income, she's changed the flooring from cement to gleaming white tiles, added plenty of new wardrobes, a television and a small altar in the corner of the living room. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Nico Hoerner started the winning rally with his sixth home run, tying the score off Fernando Cruz (4-6), before Crow-Armstrong scored Pedro Ramirez with a line drive into the right-field corner off Brent Headrick. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

Vazquez and Clark then cornered and killed congregants Mansour Kaziha, 78, and Nadir Awad, 57, in the center’s parking lot. — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2026

Unable to flee, the two men were cornered and killed by the shooters, who then fled as police descended on the street, Wahl said. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 May 2026

Phrases Containing corner

• around the corner
• in every corner