Synonyms of turned back

turned back

verb

past tense of turn back

as in repulsed

to drive back

a cavalry charge that was turned back by withering fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• embraced
• welcomed
• hailed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turned back

While not everyone in Dyer had had their power restored, many whose service was turned back on in the last day just lost power again. — Megan De Mar, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Madonna has turned back the clock with a leading 11 nominations for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, while Taylor Swift follows with nine, setting up another potentially historic Moon Person showdown. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

The fire turned back into California late Thursday morning, burning in Lassen County just above the Sierra County line, fire maps showed. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Eventually, Guccione turned back on his stadium microphone and announced the run would count, leading to further boos. — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026

The proposal, which called for overhauling the judicial selection process and directly electing Supreme Court justices, was decisively turned back on Tuesday. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

In May, the Court of International Trade turned back another set. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Paige turned back around to find Nikki Bella hitting her with a clothesline. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Sandy Creek has sat idle since a major failure last year and isn’t expected to be turned back on until March 2027. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 13 July 2026