TURNED OVER Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

turned over

verb

past tense of turn over

as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak

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as in left

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another turned the evidence over to the police

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as in turned turtle

to turn on one's side or upside down don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself

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as in flipped

to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced

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Recent Examples of turned over Federal immigration officials are urging New York authorities not to release a 59-year-old Salvadoran national accused of raping a 16-year-old girl on Long Island, warning that he should be turned over to ICE if released from local custody. —

Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 The commission turned over some records but denied access to others, citing an exemption protecting trade secrets or proprietary information. —

Arkansas Online, 18 June 2026 Medallia, a software company that runs customer-satisfaction polls, was turned over to its lenders yesterday after being unable to pay its debt. —

Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 June 2026 The dog was turned over to animal control and was expected to survive, said Jose Baeza, an investigator with the Laredo Police Department. —

ABC News, 18 June 2026 Tied 9-9 heading to the fourth, Walpole won the opening draw but turned over possession in Reading’s defensive zone. —

Matt Goisman, Boston Herald, 11 June 2026 Attorneys in support of the DOJ say 21 other states have already turned over the records, and Maryland should do the same. —

CBS News, 10 June 2026 The government contends that because people are free NOT to give their location data to their tech provider, the data that the tech company does have must be turned over to police pursuant to a warrant. —

Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 June 2026 Each stadium is turned over to FIFA about a month before the World Cup begins. —

Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026

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Originally foreseen as the second Air Jordan of Michael’s post-player era, the Air Jordan 16 was designed by Wilson Smith III after Tinker Hatfield relinquished the reins.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
The military relinquished its remaining ownership stake in the 1990s.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026