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Definitions

turn around

VERB

correct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter amend cure improve mend rectify redress regulate remediate remedy repair review revise straighten out upgrade

STRONG

ameliorate better change debug doctor edit emend help launder polish reclaim reconstruct reform remodel reorganize retouch right scrub

WEAK

clean up clean up act do over fiddle with fix up get with it go over make over make right make up for pay dues pick up put in order set right set straight shape up touch up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break damage depress destroy harm hurt injure maintain remain ruin weaken worsen

WEAK

be permissive blow blunder coddle goof indulge mistake pamper pet spoil

VERB

rally

Synonyms

STRONG

enliven improve invigorate recover recuperate refresh surge

WEAK

bounce back brace up come along come around come from behind get act together get back in shape get better get second wind grow stronger make a comeback perk up pick up pull through regain strength shape up snap out of it turn things around

Antonyms

STRONG

bore damage decline deteriorate dull enervate worsen

WEAK

disperse divide lose regress scatter weaken

VERB

redress

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amend correct counteract even out mend neutralize regulate remedy restore vindicate

STRONG

adjust annul balance cancel compensate countercheck ease frustrate negate negative recompense reform relieve repair revise square

WEAK

dial back make amends make reparation make restitution make up for pay for pay one's dues put right recalibrate turn over new leaf turn things around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

break destroy harm hurt injure worsen

STRONG

allow approve damage permit upset

VERB

reverse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overturn shift

STRONG

about-face back backpedal backtrack capsize evert exchange flip-flop interchange inverse invert rearrange retreat revert switch transfer transpose upend upset

WEAK

back up double back evaginate go back go backwards move backwards transplace turn back turn over

Antonyms

STRONG

hold keep

WEAK

go ahead reserve

VERB

reverse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter annul dismantle invalidate lift modify nullify overrule overturn quash repeal rescind revoke set aside undo

STRONG

backpedal backtrack convert countermand flip-flop negate overthrow recall renege retract upset

WEAK

declare null and void double back overset turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow approve keep pass permit retain sanction validate

STRONG

hold

WEAK

enforce go ahead meet reserve

VERB

revolve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rotate whirl

STRONG

gyrate orbit roll spin twist wheel

WEAK

circumduct go around gyre

Antonyms

STRONG

steady

WEAK

ignore neglect

VERB

right

Synonyms

STRONG

adjust amend balance debug doctor emend launder mend overhaul patch recompense recondition reconstruct rectify redress repair restore reward scrub settle square straighten vindicate

WEAK

clean up compensate for dial back do justice fiddle with fix up go straight make up for pick up put in place put right recalibrate set straight set upright shape up sort out straighten out

Antonyms

STRONG

break confuse damage destroy harm hurt injure move punish ruin upset worsen

WEAK

wrong

VERB

shift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter change deviate drift move relocate remove ship shuffle transfer turn vary veer

STRONG

about-face budge cook dislocate displace disturb exchange fault flip-flop rearrange replace reposition stir substitute swerve tack transmogrify transpose vacillate waffle yo-yo

WEAK

blow hot and cold bottom out change gears dial back do up hem and haw move around move over recalibrate swap places switch over turn the corner turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

continue fix hold keep remain stay

STRONG

calm leave alone order

WEAK

deactivate stagnate

VERB

transform

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alter convert mold mutate reconstruct remodel revamp revolutionize transfer translate

STRONG

commute cook denature doctor metamorphose renew switch transfigure transmogrify transmute transpose

WEAK

make over shift gears sing different tune switch over turn over new leaf turn the corner turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep remain

WEAK

leave alone preserve stagnate

VERB

turn tail

Synonyms

WEAK

desert under fire make a U-turn retreat run scared skedaddle turn on a dime

VERB

twist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

coil contort screw spiral sprain swivel twirl weave wiggle wrap wrench wriggle

STRONG

corkscrew encircle entwine intertwine rick squirm turn twine warp wind wreathe wring writhe zigzag

WEAK

wrap around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

untwist

STRONG

straighten

WEAK

explain explicate uncurl

VERB

whirl

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gyrate pirouette pivot revolve rotate swirl twirl whir

STRONG

circle eddy gyre purl reel roll swoosh turn twist wheel

Example Sentences

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"The purpose of procuring Ozempic for British Columbia patients is not to turn around and export it right back to the United States," said then-health minister Adrian Dix.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Success with these products could yield annual sales above $13 billion for Roche and turn around the fortunes of the biotechs.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Privately, longtime insiders at CBS News say the division has struggled for years to find ways to financially turn around its radio business.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

They take our data, our time and our attention, and then turn around and monetize it, selling it for profit to ensure that we continue to fund their wives’ frivolous trips into space.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

I turn around to see the smallest ghost shrimp standing hunch-shouldered at the top of the ramp.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

turn around

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