Synonyms of turned away

turned away

verb

past tense of turn away

as in turned back

to drive back

using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turned back
• repulsed
• repelled
• resisted
• beat off
• fought
• rebutted
• fended (off)
• staved off
• opposed
• held off
• deflected
• stood off
• withstood
• warded (off)
• defied
• spurned
• rebuffed
• snubbed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embraced
• welcomed
• hailed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turned away

The plane was told to wait for clearance from the Jordanian military and then turned away. — Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026

While customers drawn by the deal monopolized tables to gorge on order after order of shrimp, restaurants ran out of shrimp and turned away regular customers. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

The affidavit said the woman also provided police photos of her injuries and said a friend attempted to pick her up from the home on on the day of the incident but was turned away. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

The veteran goaltender turned away anything and everything Carolina sent his way in his return to the Panthers. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

He is turned away until Jeremy Culhane’s Jake welcomes him in, and starts to sing. — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026

But 640 qualified applicants were turned away from the school’s nursing program in the last academic year because of a lack of capacity, according to college data. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

Politico reported that one of its correspondents was turned away and his press credentials were confiscated. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Journalists for the outlets were turned away from the White House over the weekend. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026