TURNED Synonyms: 218 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in off

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verb

past tense of turn

as in rotated

to move (something) in a curved or circular path on or as if on an axis turned the doorknob as quietly as possible

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as in swung

to change the course or direction of (something) the dog turned the stampeding flock of sheep around he turned his cart uphill

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as in deviated

to change one's course or direction we turned left at the light the storm unexpectedly turned south and missed our area

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as in became

to eventually have as a state or quality will turn 12 in six months

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as in revolved

to move in circles around an axis or center the wheels turned, but the car was hopelessly stuck and wasn't moving

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as in pondered

to give serious and careful thought to turned the question every which way but could find no answer

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as in depended

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) what we do next turns on your answer to the following question

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as in spun

to be in a confused state as if from being twirled around all the new information made his head turn

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as in convinced

to cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge he did his best to turn his new friends against his ex-wife

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Recent Examples of turned

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The amateur investigators turned the sample over to university police. — Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026 The theater quickly turned into a West Coast powerhouse, producing trailblazing work, including the plays of Brecht, Beckett and Pinter. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 And the Great Northern Railroad—ding, ding, ding—turned those portraits into marketing tools to promote its route. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 The simple-seeming request turned into an arduous task that would require scores of emails, multiple phone calls with Epic employees, a flight to Las Vegas, and a software update. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 15 Oct. 2026 Bumper earnings from bellwether tech giants Anthropic and TSMC did little to assuage a market that has turned bearish on the AI trade, sending stocks plummeting. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Sweat, who also represents District 3 on the Alma City Council, turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday and was booked into the Bacon County Jail. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 That statement actually turned the entire tech market around — at least for Thursday. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 But those home cheers turned into some boos in last week's 38-19 loss to South Carolina. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned

Adjective

Bieber’s dance rehearsals and the functional off-stage uniform of ballet dancers.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
After an off week, Ole Miss dominated Vanderbilt on Saturday to the tune of 52-17 in Nashville.

— PJ Green October 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of off

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Local artwork fills the walls of each room and building, while large-scale sculptures and art installations are rotated seasonally across the property.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Simon rotated a telescope towards the night sky while photodiodes detected light from planets and stars—which was then converted into an electrical signal with an analog amplifier.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of rotated

Verb

But over time, due to a variety of systems issues with obtaining certain medications, the lethal injection protocol has deviated from the standard devised by Chapman.

— M. Sara Rosenthal, STAT, 13 Oct. 2026
The Bengals deviated from strategy this offseason and paid for a defense.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of deviated

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To its left, sausages revolved on chrome rollers; to its right, a human attendant in a brightly colored uniform looked patient and quizzical.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Still, most gravitate toward the main pool, where the Delano's social scene has revolved for decades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026

Definition of revolved

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In his own practice, Nagy pondered heady subject matter related to the corporatization of art and transmission of ideas and images across the globe.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
The school understands that Sanders will still bring eyeballs to their program, but the question of whether this experiment should continue into 2027 is one that deserves to be pondered.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of pondered

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The area's flooring industry has long depended on immigrant labor, and many families include a mix of citizens, legal residents, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients and undocumented immigrants.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
In recent years, Arizona has depended on the Colorado River for 36% of its water.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026