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

Hitting your marks on corner entry is another key facet here, especially paramount because there is only one lane to get around Indianapolis. — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 July 2026

The sprawling Rio Grande Trading Post sits right on the corner to prove it. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 July 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