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Antonyms for turn the corner
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kawr-ner |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔr nər |
- blow
- calm
- continue
- corrupt
- damage
- deactivate
- decline
- decrease
- demote
- depress
- descend
- destroy
- deteriorate
- diminish
- dirty
- disarrange
- disorder
- drop
- dull
- fail
- fix
- grow
- halt
- harm
- hinder
- hold
- hurt
- increase
- injure
- keep
- leave alone
- lessen
- lose
- lower
- order
- pollute
- preserve
- recede
- reduce
- remain
- repress
- retreat
- retrogress
- ruin
- spoil
- stagnate
- stay
- stop
- unfit
- weaken
- worsen
Definition of turn the corner
Origin :- late 13c., from Anglo-French cornere (Old French corniere), from Old French corne "horn, corner," from Vulgar Latin *corna, from Latin cornua, plural of cornu "projecting point, end, horn" (see horn (n.)). Replaced Old English hyrne. As an adjective, from 1530s.
- As in improve : verb make or become better
- As in modify : verb alter, change
- As in recuperate : verb improve in health
- As in shift : verb switch, fluctuate
- As in transform : verb change completely
- As in bounce back : verb recuperate quickly
Synonyms for turn the corner
- about-face
- adapt
- adjust
- advance
- alter
- ameliorate
- amend
- augment
- be on the mend
- be out of the woods
- become
- better
- blow hot and cold
- boost
- bottom out
- bounce back
- budge
- change
- change gears
- civilize
- come around
- commute
- convalesce
- convert
- cook
- correct
- cultivate
- customize
- denature
- develop
- deviate
- dial back
- dislocate
- displace
- disturb
- do up
- doctor
- doctor up
- drift
- echo
- edit
- elevate
- emend
- enhance
- exchange
- fault
- flip-flop
- gain
- gain ground
- gain strength
- get back on one's feet
- get better
- get over
- get well
- heal
- help
- hem and haw
- increase
- lift
- look up
- make a comeback
- make over
- make strides
- meliorate
- mend
- metamorphose
- mold
- move
- move around
- move over
- mutate
- overcome
- perk up
- pick up
- polish
- progress
- promote
- pull around
- pull out of it
- pull through
- purify
- raise
- rally
- rearrange
- rebound
- recalibrate
- recast
- reconstruct
- recover
- rectify
- recuperate
- redo
- refashion
- refine
- reflect
- reform
- regain health
- relocate
- remodel
- remove
- renew
- renew one's strength
- reorganize
- repair
- replace
- reposition
- reshape
- revamp
- revise
- revolutionize
- rework
- rise
- set right
- shape up
- sharpen
- shift gears
- ship
- shuffle
- sing different tune
- skyrocket
- slip
- snap out of it
- stir
- straighten out
- substitute
- swap places
- swerve
- switch
- switch over
- tack
- take off
- touch up
- transfer
- transfigure
- transform
- translate
- transmogrify
- transmute
- transpose
- turn
- turn around
- turn one around
- turn over new leaf
- turn the corner
- turn the tables
- tweak
- update
- upgrade
- vacillate
- vary
- veer
- waffle
- yo-yo
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