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

Four of these angles implicitly frame the corners of a square, while a fifth seems to indicate a wider area around it. — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026

Then came an outpouring of recollections, anecdotes and tributes, from all corners of the internet. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The studio must have had some idea that the film was going to get pilloried in some corners as the ad went live even before the review embargo broke Tuesday. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

The Jews of early 19th-century Charleston were a diverse lot, hailing from different corners of the globe and speaking a variety of languages. — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

There’s a fragmented culture where all corners of the entertainment world are struggling to produce new versions of the sort of ubiquitous, four-quadrant successes that consumers recall as regular occurrences in earlier decades. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

The bot is also well-liked for its ability to maneuver over carpets or hardwood and tight corners with ease. — Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Red light devices are one of the loudest corners of that boom. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026

Miley isn’t touching the most compelling corners of her story. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026