TURNED Synonyms: 218 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in off

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verb

past tense of turn

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

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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

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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

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as in became

to eventually have as a state or quality will turn 12 in six months

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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

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as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to turned the question every which way but could find no answer

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as in depended

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) what we do next turns on your answer to the following question

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as in spun

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around all the new information made his head turn

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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

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Recent Examples of turned

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Black took eight carries in Thursday’s victory over the Chargers and turned them into 33 yards. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026 Near the left corner of the 6-yard box, Pereyra turned and flicked a shot inside the back post. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 One of my non-negotiable recommendations is Tonnara di Scopello, another historic tuna fishery turned into a tiny museum and protected cove. — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026 Her biweekly nostalgia program has turned into a daily online recap of the Keffe D trial. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 Morgan cleared the land, planted a vegetable garden, and turned an open shed into a playhouse and guest bedroom for her grandsons. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026 The offer of a trial from Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson that eventually turned into a short-term contract until January 2025 proved the merits of all that hard work. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026 The East Hartford Democrat turned 78 last month as millions of Americans have become uneasy with the gerontocracy holding high offices in the nation’s government. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026 In a competition where every snap matters, Daniels turned his opportunity into a statement in the 24-16 win. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned

Adjective

The strangeness rests on the antique, out-of-time nature of the set dressing, but also in the slightly off color combinations Arnold and his team chose, and in the sense of things being hand-made, injecting the sense of A Presence into the space.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
There have been stretches of the season where scoring enough runs has felt impossible if Bryce Harper or Kyle Schwarber has an off day.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of off

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Benson and Moore have not only rotated at right tackle in camp but have each trialed other positions.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
On top of Putin’s likely request for more troops, some 25,000 North Koreans have so far been deployed or rotated through Russia’s military, Skibitskiy added.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of rotated

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Prices of the precious commodity have swung dramatically from one season to the next, particularly as issues such as climate change, water scarcity and pest and disease pressures persist.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
The club opted against a lengthy pre-season trip to North America, Oceania, or East Asia, preferring a smaller-scale tour in which the squad swung back to the Carrington training ground after playing across a host of European cities.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of swung

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The Costa Concordia allegedly deviated from its planned route around the Mediterranean Sea to do this.

— Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of deviated

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Talks escalated and then collapsed, and Anthropic became the first American company to publicly be named a supply chain risk.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Its closest showing came in 2024 with Pat Boonnitipat’s How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies, which became the first Thai submission ever to reach the 15-title shortlist.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of became

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To its left, sausages revolved on chrome rollers; to its right, a human attendant in a brightly colored uniform looked patient and quizzical.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Still, most gravitate toward the main pool, where the Delano's social scene has revolved for decades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Definition of revolved

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In a July 2025 text chain, an agent pondered whether facial recognition tools could be used to identify people on TikTok who admitted to being in the country illegally.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
In a July interview with Rolling Stone, Foreman pondered why his story went viral.

— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2026

Definition of pondered

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Although named after the Nevada gaming mecca, Las Vegas Sands has largely depended on the Asia/Macau story of the last decade.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Harvey Weinstein used his influence in Hollywood to prey on women whose careers often depended on his approval.

— Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026