TURNING OVER Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

turning over

verb

present participle of turn over

as in relinquishing

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 leaving

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

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as in turning 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 flipping

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 turning over The complex project rolled on, the state turning over $61 million of the subsidy in May 2025 to cover dozens of pending property sales and demolitions. —

CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 Those leases were expiring, and the families could not afford to renew them, so Villanueva helped exhume the bodies, turning over the bones to a forensic pathologist who examined the remains and kept records for future use. —

Sheila Coronel, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 All of which is to say, Morgan needs to keep turning over stones. —

Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026 Val Chmerkovskiy reveals diagnosis BPPV causes brief periods of dizziness and is often set off by changes in the head's position, like lying down, turning over or sitting up in bed, according to the Mayo Clinic. —

Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026 The Panthers then went on a 16-7 run to pull ahead by a dozen, before MC stopped turning over the ball and trimmed the deficit at the half to 34-28. —

Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026 Ax’s piano sneaks in as a junior partner, politely turning over its concerto to a colleague. —

Justin Davidson, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2026 Coto entered contracts with companies run by himself and his associates before turning over control of the building over to the condo association, according to the suit. —

Catherine Odom february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026 Welke denied the defense motion since prosecutors agreed to arrange turning over the evidence but will seek a status update on March 24. —

Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026

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While the company is seen as relinquishing its multi-year lead on the technology, former Apple insiders said there's still hope.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026
The United States has offered Iran a 15-point proposal for a ceasefire that includes it relinquishing control of the strait, but at the same time has ordered thousands more troops to the region — possibly in preparation for a military attempt to wrest the waterway from Iran.

— David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026