Synonyms of turned

turned 1 of 2

adjective

as in off

Related Words

• off
• soured
• fermented
• sour
• decomposed
• curdled
• rancid
• spoiled
• corrupted
• decayed
• addled
• putrid
• tainted
• crumbled
• rank
• contaminated
• disintegrated
• fouled
• polluted
• deteriorated
• rotten
• degenerated
• defiled
• corroded
• putrefied
• sourish
• impure
• bad
• disintegrating
• rotting
• decaying
• moldy
• decomposing
• putrescent
• mildewy
• gangrenous
• putrefying
• moldering

Dissimilar Words

• fresh
• sweet
• good
• preserved
• untouched
• undecomposed
• pristine
• uncontaminated
• unspoiled
• untainted
• unpolluted
• undefiled

turned

2 of 2

verb

past tense of turn

1

as in rotated

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis

turned the doorknob as quietly as possible

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotated
• spun
• swung
• twirled
• twisted
• swiveled
• swirled
• rolled
• pivoted
• whirled
• revolved
• wheeled
• screwed
• cranked
• reeled
• unscrewed
• coiled
• wound
• twiddled
• circulated

2

as in swung

to change the course or direction of (something)

the dog turned the stampeding flock of sheep around

he turned his cart uphill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swung
• whipped
• shifted
• diverted
• veered
• deflected
• redirected
• moved
• wheeled
• whirled
• switched
• swiveled
• shunted
• averted
• deviated
• sidetracked
• transferred
• twisted
• reversed
• swayed
• swerved
• rechanneled
• turned back
• curved
• zigzagged
• bent

3

as in deviated

to change one's course or direction

we turned left at the light

the storm unexpectedly turned south and missed our area

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deviated
• swung
• veered
• diverged
• detoured
• turned off
• wheeled
• swerved
• tacked
• sheered
• turned back
• zigzagged
• doubled (back)

4

as in became

to eventually have as a state or quality

will turn 12 in six months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• became
• grew
• got
• went
• came
• ran
• transformed
• changed
• waxed
• modified
• altered
• metamorphosed
• transmuted
• transfigured
• mutated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• was
• remained
• continued
• stayed
• lingered
• abided

5

as in revolved

to move in circles around an axis or center

the wheels turned, but the car was hopelessly stuck and wasn't moving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rotated
• revolved
• spun
• rolled
• twirled
• curled
• whirled
• circled
• pirouetted
• gyrated
• wheeled
• pinwheeled
• swirled
• curved
• rounded
• spiraled
• twisted
• pivoted
• coiled
• wound
• swiveled
• encircled
• ringed
• circulated
• twined
• orbited

6

as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to

turned the question every which way but could find no answer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondered
• contemplated
• considered
• debated
• studied
• entertained
• weighed
• eyed
• questioned
• explored
• analyzed
• reviewed
• looked at
• deliberated
• ruminated
• revolved
• meditated
• chewed on
• thought (about or over)
• wrestled (with)
• mulled (over)
• cogitated
• chewed over
• perpended
• pored (over)
• digested
• reflected (on or upon)
• reminisced
• beat one's brains out (about)
• kicked around
• reasoned
• believed
• cudgeled one's brains (about)
• concluded
• mused (upon)
• opined
• conceived
• absorbed
• drank (in)
• fixated (on or upon)
• dwelled (on or upon)
• brooded (about or over)
• speculated (about)
• assimilated
• fretted (about or over)
• obsessed (about or over)
• second-guessed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• overlooked
• dismissed
• rejected
• slighted
• pooh-poohed

7

as in depended

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)

what we do next turns on your answer to the following question

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depended
• based
• hung
• rode
• founded
• hinged
• established
• stayed
• rested
• grounded

8

as in spun

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around

all the new information made his head turn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spun
• swam
• whirled
• reeled
• swirled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collected
• settled
• calmed
• steadied

9

as in convinced

to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge

he did his best to turn his new friends against his ex-wife

Synonyms & Similar Words

• convinced
• persuaded
• biased
• prejudiced
• influenced
• disposed
• poisoned
• inclined
• predisposed
• suggested
• prepossessed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turned

Verb

The lawsuit, filed on Saturday in the Central District of California, claims that the supermodel turned media personality participated in a 3½-hour interview, of which about 16 minutes was used. —Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026

Salah turned 34 today, with several fans bringing signs to the stadium in his honor. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 16 June 2026

These bets were flagged by law enforcement officials, who then turned them over to the NCAA. —Trey Wallace, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026

Garrett, a two-time Defensive Player of the Year who turned 30 in December, has raced up the all-time sack list. —Jeff Howe, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Years later, the land was turned into a lake. —Crystal McQuay, CBS News, 15 June 2026

Nike has turned me into a conspiracy theorist. —Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 15 June 2026

The confessions of a paperboy turned journalist. —Literary Hub, 9 June 2026

What was supposed to be 30 minutes of catching up turned into two hours of orange-and-blue gushing. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 June 2026