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Synonyms for turn
change course
rotate
go round
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change
change of direction
junction
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opportunity
stroll
at every turn
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by turns
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- alternately
- in succession
- turn and turn about
- reciprocally
in turn
take a turn for the better
take a turn for the worse
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- deteriorate
- decline
- worsen
- get worse
- go downhill
- retrogress
to a turn
turn against someone
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- become hostile to
- become disillusioned with
- become disenchanted with
- take a dislike to
- become unsympathetic to
turn in
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- go to bed
- go to sleep
- hit the sack
- retire for the night
- hit the hay
turn of events
turn off
turn of mind
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- bent
- tendency
- bias
- inclination
- disposition
- way of thinking
- propensity
- aptitude
turn of phrase
turn on someone
turn on something
turn out: prove to be
turn out: end up
turn someone against something or someone
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- make hostile to
- set against
- prejudice against
- alienate from
- drive a wedge between
- influence against
- estrange from
- cause to dislike
- cause to be unfriendly towards
turn someone away
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- send someone away
- reject
- repel
- rebuff
- cold-shoulder
- send someone packing
- give someone the brush-off
- refuse admittance to
turn someone in
turn someone off
turn someone on
turn someone on to something
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- introduce to
- show
- expose
- inform about
- initiate into
- get you started with
turn someone out
turn something down: refuse
turn something on
turn something or someone back
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- drive back
- repel
- beat off
- repulse
- force back
- beat back
- put someone or something to flight
- fight back
turn something out: turn off
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turn something out: produce
turn something over: flip over
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- flip over
- flick through
- leaf through
turn something over: consider
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- consider
- think about
- contemplate
- ponder
- reflect on
- wonder about
- mull over
- think over
- deliberate on
- give thought to
- ruminate about
- revolve
turn something over: hand over
start up
turn something up: find
turn something up: increase
turn up: come to light
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Synonyms for turn
to move or cause to move in circles or around an axis
to abandon one's cause or party usually to join another
to move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something
to devote (oneself or one's efforts)
to become or cause to become rotten or unsound
turn down: to be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive
turn in: to commit to the consideration or judgment of another
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turn on: to be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable
turn out: to supply what is needed for some activity or purpose
turn over: to turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position
turn over: to think or think about carefully and at length
turn over: to relinquish to the possession or control of another
turn over: to put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance
turn upon: to be determined by or contingent on something unknown, uncertain, or changeable
circular movement around a point or about an axis
a limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity
an inclination to something
a course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself
a usually brief and regular journey on foot, especially for exercise
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Synonyms for turn
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
an unforeseen development
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a movement in a new direction
the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
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turning or twisting around (in place)
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a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
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(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
taking a short walk out and back
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change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
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- twist
- flip over
- turn over
- flip
- move
- turn on a dime
- roll
- roll over
- swing about
- swing around
- turn around
- toss
- port
- face
- turn off
- turn away
- gee
- about-face
- caracole
- corner
- overturn
- tip over
- tump over
- bend
- sheer
- slew
- slue
- swerve
- trend
- veer
- curve
- cut
- deflect
- avert
- splay
- spread out
- rotate
- turn out
- circumvolve
- pivot
- swivel
- coil
- gyrate
- spiral
- corkscrew
- deviate
- divert
- pronate
- turn
- address
- turn to
- backtrack
- double back
- turn back
undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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- come alive
- awake
- awaken
- arouse
- wake
- wake up
- waken
- zonk out
- pass out
- black out
- resuscitate
- come to
- revive
- tense up
- tense
- relax
- decompress
- unwind
- loosen up
- slow down
- unbend
- lose weight
- melt off
- slim
- slim down
- slenderize
- thin
- reduce
- gain
- put on
- apparel
- clothe
- enclothe
- garb
- garment
- raiment
- tog
- habilitate
- fit out
- dress
- cross-fertilise
- cross-fertilize
- conceive
- change
- grow
- turn
- secularise
- secularize
- citrate
- equilibrate
- fall
- become
- get
- go
- decline
- worsen
- ameliorate
- improve
- meliorate
- better
- disengage
- overgrow
- concentrate
- break
- acetify
- acidify
- alkalify
- alkalise
- alkalize
- basify
- ionise
- ionize
- ossify
- catalyse
- catalyze
- get worse
- relapse
- fluctuate
- break loose
- burst forth
- explode
- croak
- decease
- die
- drop dead
- buy the farm
- cash in one's chips
- give-up the ghost
- kick the bucket
- pass away
- perish
- snuff it
- pop off
- expire
- conk
- exit
- choke
- pass
- be born
- cloud over
- carbonise
- carbonize
- cool
- cool down
- chill
- heat up
- hot up
- heat
- carburise
- carburize
- freeze
- boil
- burn
- combust
- emaciate
- Frenchify
- thicken
- inspissate
- solvate
- react
- dissolve
- fade away
- fade out
- empty
- discharge
- fill
- fill up
- homogenise
- homogenize
- clabber
- curdle
- clot
- coagulate
- sour
- ferment
- work
- integrate
- precipitate
- calcify
- coke
- carnify
- chondrify
- emulsify
- denitrify
- esterify
- etherify
- thrombose
- open
- open up
- close
- shut
- sorb
- take up
- calm down
- chill out
- cool it
- cool off
- simmer down
- calm
- settle down
- prosper
- thrive
- flourish
- fly high
- emancipate
- liberate
- get into
- tangle with
- liquefy
- catch fire
- take fire
- ignite
- conflagrate
- erupt
- turn around
- pick up
- put off
- turn off
undergo a change or development
change to the contrary
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- change
- flip-flop
- interchange
- alternate
- tack
- switch
- flip
- turn the tables
- turn the tide
- commutate
- switch over
- exchange
- correct
- right
- rectify
- falsify
- permute
- transpose
- commute
- metamorphose
- transmogrify
- transfigure
- retrovert
- revert
- turn back
- regress
- return
- desynchronise
- desynchronize
- deconsecrate
- unhallow
- desecrate
- undo
- switch on
- turn on
- switch off
- turn off
- turn out
- cut