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

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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

Adell had another shot in the ninth, coming to the plate with runners at the corners and two outs after Grissom had gotten him a chance by working an 11-pitch walk. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026

That’s squishing the spoonbills to new corners of Florida Bay, both to inland spots of the Everglades that used to be dry and have gone soggy and to some of the tiny mangrove islands flecking the bay. — Alex Harris july 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

There are old notebooks stacked in corners, friendship bracelets sprawled across my bathroom counter, tickets hidden between book pages and enough random chargers to power a small city. — Shivali H. Patra, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Green Bay returns the underwhelming duo of Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine as its starting corners. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

With two outs and runners on the corners, Raisel Iglesias, who had converted 35 consecutive saves dating to last season, faced Juan Soto. — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 7 July 2026

With runners at the corners and one out, Marsee hit a high drive against Michael Rucker (0-2) to easily score automatic runner Xavier Edwards. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

Once inside a world, the missionaries split up and seek out small groups chatting in quieter corners. — Fiona Murphy, NPR, 2 July 2026

Instead, investors piled into defensive corners of the market, lifting the healthcare sector by more than 6% in June. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 2 July 2026