Synonyms of turned one's hand

turned one's hand

phrase

variants or turned a hand

past tense of turn one's hand

as in applied

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

After much consideration, Abigail turned her hand to a fresh career in library science.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applied
• devoted
• got one's act together
• addressed
• got cracking
• committed
• buckled
• gave
• bent
• got with it
• engaged
• carried on
• put out
• knuckled down
• wore out
• reapplied
• set (to)
• readdressed
• settled (down)
• pitched in
• exerted
• involved
• ground
• concerned
• taxed
• busied
• exhausted
• spent
• troubled
• stressed
• plunged (in)
• plowed
• plugged (away)
• pegged (away)
• humped
• hustled
• worked
• strained
• wrought
• plodded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• fooled around
• played
• idled
• pottered (around)
• dawdled
• trifled
• messed around
• dallied
• monkeyed (around)
• dillydallied

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• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• fooled around
• played
• idled
• pottered (around)
• dawdled
• trifled
• messed around
• dallied
• monkeyed (around)
• dillydallied

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