Synonyms of corners

corners 1 of 2

noun

plural of corner

1

as in predicaments

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

• predicaments
• dilemmas
• pickles
• holes
• swamps
• binds
• spots
• boxes
• jams
• rabbit holes
• difficulties
• rattraps
• quagmires
• impasses
• fixes
• mires
• sticky wickets
• kettles of fish
• crises
• nodes
• jackpots
• plights
• soups
• hot waters
• troubles
• straits
• scrapes
• pinches
• crossroads
• catch-22's
• quandaries
• emergencies
• exigencies
• junctures
• clutches
• standstills
• deadlocks
• logjams
• stalemates
• halts

2

as in intersections

a place where roads meet

we'll meet at the corner tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intersections
• junctions
• crossings
• crossways
• crossroads
• interchanges
• roundabouts
• carrefours
• underpasses
• overpasses
• circles
• rotaries
• cloverleafs
• traffic circles

3

as in milestones

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

• milestones
• climaxes
• watersheds
• landmarks
• highlights
• turning points
• mileposts
• climacterics
• crises
• transformations
• extremities
• breaks
• toppers
• conversions
• junctures
• emergencies
• crossroads
• cappers
• crushers
• exigencies
• turnarounds
• clutches
• clinchers
• boiling points
• metamorphoses
• turnabouts
• flash points
• transfigurations
• breaking points
• conjunctures
• heads
• crunches
• crunch times
• zero hours
• Dunkirks

corners

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of corner

1

as in hogs

Related Words

• hogs
• bogarts
• monopolizes
• possesses
• sews up
• consumes
• engrosses
• owns
• absorbs
• controls
• rules
• manages
• reigns (over)
• has
• governs
• directs
• holds
• commands

2

as in fronts

Related Words

• fronts
• approaches
• faces
• breasts
• dares
• confronts
• accosts
• outfaces
• brazens
• outbraves
• beards
• challenges
• braves
• faces up (to)
• defies
• encounters
• affronts
• stands
• resists
• squares (off)
• contends (with)
• withstands
• meets
• repels
• opposes
• combats
• battles
• fights

Dissimilar Words

• avoids
• shuns
• shakes
• escapes
• evades
• eschews
• eludes
• ducks
• sidesteps
• dodges
• shirks
• funks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corners

Noun

Small preferences often become habits, and familiar corners of the grounds can gain sentimental value. — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

The features being challenged in Oakland aren’t obscure corners of Instagram. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Executive producer Conrad Green agreed that DWTS has become a place where viewers are willing to discover celebrities outside their own corners of pop culture. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

There is a playfulness about him in the eyes and at the corners of his mouth. — Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

After an infield single put runners on the corners with one out, Aranda beat out a double-play attempt allowing Vilade to score. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Beloved in the music world, Hollywood and beyond, the outpouring of love for the country music icon can be felt from all corners of the entertainment industry. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

The object also reveals how cosmopolitan the Qianlong court was, which, like the Mughal court in India, welcomed artisans from all corners of China and the rest of the world, according to Wang. — Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Fields, 22, a third-round pick out of Notre Dame, hauled in two deep passes from Dart in one-on-one drills against the Dolphins’ corners to start practice. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026