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

Cheng and Andruw Monasterio have played standout defense at short while Contreras and Durbin have stabilized the corners. — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Grab your soft brush and gently sweep any dust out of hard-to-reach crevices (think carved detailing, small corners, or shelving joints). — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 23 July 2026

But the series is careful to cast suspicions in a multitude of directions, not merely at Michael but at several people in Sarah’s orbit who only reveal themselves when backed into corners. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2026

The peaked corners at the top of the stadium are also intentional, paying homage to the original. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Two physical man corners, with no fear in the running game, bring exactly what the Rams needed to transform their secondary. — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 23 July 2026

Two data points, from very different corners of the market, point to the same underlying shift. — Carrie McCabe, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Down 6-2 in seventh, and with runners on the corners, Padres reliever Bradgley Rodriguez was called for a balk to cut the deficit to three. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

At the other end, there was a stack of Ku¯ki magazines, their corners arranged at tidy right angles to the table’s edge. — Literary Hub, 22 July 2026