turn against

verb

turned against; turning against; turns against

1

: to stop supporting or being friendly to (someone or something)

The senator eventually turned against the war.

She turned against her best friend.

2

: to cause (someone) to stop being friendly toward (someone)

He tried to turn our friends against us.

3

: to use (something) in a way that harms or discredits (someone)

Her political opponent tried to turn her many years of experience in Washington against her.

Examples of turn against in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While sentiment has turned against pricey software stocks, Cramer said not to trade around the stock given its strong business. —Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 1 May 2026

Ehrenreich felt the tide turn against him. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2026

The courtroom was packed — not only with Deckinga’s friends and family, but neighbors who turned against him after his arrest. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso encouraged Republicans at a party meeting Tuesday to keep up pressure on Democrats over Israel after their recent turn against arms sales, according to a person briefed on the presentation. —Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for turn against

• recommenced
• recompensed
• commenced
• condensed
• dispensed
• expensed
• incensed
• unfenced
• fenced
• sensed
• tensed