turn against

phrasal 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

The series — described as a sci-fi epic centered on a humanoid species that turns against its creators — was then pitched to studios for additional funding, eventually receiving an initial $44 million investment from Netflix. —Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025

With the loss of the Ogaden War, Somalis turned against Barre. —Immigration Lawyer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025

Some of her own children have turned against her, and her exquisite home is in shambles. —Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Dec. 2025

Instead of meeting his demise, Ashur (Tarabay, reprising his role) turns against Spartacus to aid the Roman soldiers. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for turn against

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