TURNED Synonyms: 218 Similar and Opposite Words

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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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Towns finished with eight points, seven rebounds and three assists but turned the ball over three times, shot two-of-seven from the field, and lost his positional matchup to Davis, the former perennial All-Star whose career was derailed by injury. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026 In 2025, Tasveer acquired the Ark Lodge Cinema in Seattle’s Columbia City and turned it into the Tasveer Film Center, which shows international cinema every day of the week. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 The film has since been turned into a theme park, dolls, T-shirts, video games, and more. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 These days, the actress who played mafiosa girlfriend turned wacked FBI informant Adriana, is still in the entertainment industry and recently started an OnlyFans page. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 For Kra, speed remains the region’s real currency—Li & Fung has turned 14-day supply chains on some products—where the economics survive the rules of origin. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 After Anthony Volpe’s would-be tying home run in the bottom of the sixth inning turned into a double after video review, the Yankees did not get a runner past second base. — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 Pushed relentlessly by Oliver Stone, Douglas turned the corporate raider Gordon Gekko into a defining villain of ’80s films. — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 Flanagan has to reach a bit to find something new to say here, since the 2002 Carrie already touched on school violence in a post-Columbine world, while the tech-savvier 2013 movie turned Carrie’s humiliation into a viral video. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned

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Mix these finds into your work wardrobe or your off-duty ensembles—they’re versatile enough to do it all, and the festive palette is worth drooling over.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026
Caminero is one of those players who, even amid a 162-game season, spends his off days watching baseball.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of off

Verb

Seniors Jason Steele and Zander Esty rotated in the position last weekend and will likely do so again against Fresno State.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Oct. 2026
Those extra eight hours mean Earth has rotated by roughly a third of a turn, so the next eclipse occurs about 120 degrees farther west.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotated

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The outpost has welcomed 298 visitors from 26 countries since the doors swung open in 2000, by NASA’s count.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
In the top of the second, Shohei Ohtani walked to lead off the inning, then stole second as Teoscar Hernandez swung through strike three.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of swung

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And last December, after an already enviable year, Winter became the newest member of this exclusive club.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Sandy Powell, who is in the film, became a celebrated costume designer, and one of her first breaks was through Derek’s films.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 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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The school understands that Sanders will still bring eyeballs to their program, but the question of whether this experiment should continue into 2027 is one that deserves to be pondered.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
As fans and critics embraced her ability to snake in and out of R&B with her pop sensibilities, many pondered whether the label knew what to do with such a talent.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pondered

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Sipahimalani noted that roughly half the stocks in the Russell 3000 were at least 20% below their June highs, highlighting the degree to which the market's resilience has depended on a small group of winners.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
As argued in a new piece by nonprofit Stand Up for Stand Up, this evolution of SiriusXM’s comedy programming has been harmful to working-class comics who depended on Raw Dog airplay and the royalties that came with it.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026