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

And concerns about Vance’s viability are brewing in some corners of the GOP. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Dark, quiet places like attics, closets, and basements are particularly important to declutter, since mice are drawn to calm, insulated corners. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 5 Nov. 2026

Les flics could be seen on many street corners, wearing armored vests. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2026

These enable you to explore the furthest corners of the site, much of which is festooned with gloriously flourishing bougainvillea. — James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

MyLA311 defines these as public trash cans located in the public right-of-way, typically near street corners with red curbs or at bus stops. — Hanna Kang, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Rather than drawing one continuous dark line across the lower lash line, the black liner is concentrated at the inner and outer corners, leaving a noticeably lighter, frosty sliver in the center, directly beneath the pupil. — Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Nov. 2026

The people who eventually brought Elf to the big screen came from wildly different corners of Hollywood, from nobodies to legends, executives to improvisers, Comedy Central to Saturday Night Live. — Andy Richter With Aaron Karo, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

And her service on corners has added yet another dangerous product. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2026