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

Yesterday, when asked about Musk’s criticism--which could sink the entire bill, if enough Senate Republicans like Ron Johnson and their constituents turn against it--the president chalked it up to sour grapes over the bill’s failure to extend EV tax credits. —Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 June 2025

Many people turned against the conservative party after the former president's actions, which shook many South Koreans' confidence in their democracy, NPR's Anthony Kuhn says. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 June 2025

But the tide started to turn against Isaacman late this past week, with the first rumblings of problems coming on Friday, May 30. —Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 31 May 2025

However, Trump shows no signs of turning against him at this point. Update 4/24/25, 7:45 a.m. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for turn against

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