Synonyms of turnover

turnover 1 of 2

noun

as in rotation

Related Words

• rotation
• revolution
• loop
• succession
• development
• series
• turn
• chain
• sequence
• circuit
• beat
• ring
• string
• progression
• train
• syndrome
• run
• course
• pattern
• cycle
• round
• wheel
• merry-go-round
• circle
• zodiac

turn over

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to relinquish

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquish
• render
• surrender
• deliver
• turn in
• hand over
• lay down
• yield
• give up
• transfer
• cough up
• cede
• abandon
• resign
• commit
• release
• waive
• entrust
• forfeit
• part (with)
• shed
• discard
• renounce
• desert
• consign
• forsake
• abnegate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• retain
• withhold

2

as in to hand

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

turned the evidence over to the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hand
• leave
• transfer
• give
• entrust
• delegate
• deliver
• hand over
• pass
• relinquish
• transmit
• recommend
• commend
• give over
• trust
• commit
• confide
• vest
• grant
• turn in
• deal (out)
• loan
• repose
• submit
• consign
• lend
• confer
• assign
• distribute
• dispense
• will
• divide
• bequeath
• supply
• hand in
• furnish
• hand down
• disperse
• hand on
• yield
• surrender
• release
• advance
• recommit
• redeliver
• retransfer
• retransmit

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keep
• hold
• retain
• possess
• receive
• withhold
• hold back
• own
• accept
• reserve
• take
• take over
• occupy
• take in
• detain

3

as in to overturn

to turn on one's side or upside down

don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overturn
• turn turtle
• upset
• collapse
• capsize
• keel
• fall
• topple
• tilt
• invert
• overthrow
• tip
• tump (over)
• pitchpole
• lean
• heel
• upend
• list
• founder
• overset
• give
• careen

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• stand up
• raise
• straighten (up)
• erect

4

as in to flip

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flip
• reverse
• invert
• exchange
• switch
• shift
• overturn
• transpose
• upset
• interchange

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turnover

Noun

The Oakland Police Department has dealt with years of turnover at the top, with 12 people leading the department in the last 15 years. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 29 July 2026

While genetics and other factors play a role in how often cancer happens and where, cancer-causing mutations are more common overall in parts of the body with a high turnover of cells. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 29 July 2026

Verb

The 62-year-old coach, wearing a Steelers sweatshirt and Greenfield baseball cap, turns over his right shoulder and points past the trees. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Faced with the strong likelihood that the tapes would be released, the Biden team decided to fold its tent, and turn over the tapes and papers to the Heritage Foundation. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 25 July 2026