Definitions

turn the corner

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bounce back v.
improve v.
modify v.
recuperate v.
shift v.
transform v.

VERB

bounce back

Synonyms

STRONGEST

overcome rebound recover recuperate

WEAK

echo gain strength get better get over get well mend pull around reflect renew one's strength

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline deteriorate

VERB

improve

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance better boost correct develop enhance help increase lift progress promote raise recover reform revamp revise rise upgrade

STRONG

ameliorate amend augment civilize convalesce cultivate edit elevate emend meliorate mend polish purify rally rectify recuperate refine sharpen skyrocket update

WEAK

come around doctor up gain ground look up make strides perk up pick up set right shape up straighten out take off touch up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

blow decline decrease demote depress descend deteriorate diminish drop halt hinder hurt lessen lose lower recede reduce repress retreat retrogress stop worsen

STRONG

corrupt damage destroy dirty dull pollute ruin weaken

WEAK

harm injure

VERB

modify

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt adjust correct customize repair reshape revise rework tweak vary

STRONG

become convert doctor mutate recast redo refashion reform remodel reorganize transfigure transform transmogrify transmute turn

WEAK

shift gears switch over turn one around turn over new leaf turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disarrange disorder remain spoil stay unfit

STRONG

hurt

WEAK

grow increase leave alone stagnate

VERB

recuperate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bounce back convalesce get well heal mend recover

STRONG

ameliorate gain rally

WEAK

be on the mend be out of the woods get back on one's feet get better look up make a comeback perk up pick up pull out of it pull through regain health snap out of it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate hurt

STRONG

lose

WEAK

decline fail worsen

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 around 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 around turn over new leaf turn the tables

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold keep remain

WEAK

leave alone preserve stagnate

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turn the corner

"We view the conclusion of the proceedings positively: after a long wait, investors can now genuinely turn the corner," said analyst Ausano Cajrati Crivell of Zurcher Kantonalbank.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Ken Dychtwald, the 76-year-old co-founder and CEO of the AgeWave consulting and research firm, said one challenge as you turn the corner into your 70s is asking yourself: “Is this an ascent or a descent?”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

But they tend to turn the corner decisively by the 24-month mark, outperforming comparable, traditional mergers by nearly 18 percentage points.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

His big message to you is that this year we will "turn the corner".

From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026

As we turn the corner to the auditorium, a group of kids burst in from the faculty parking lot.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

turn the corner

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