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Antonyms for turning
ˈtɜr nɪŋturn·ing

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term turning.

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  1. turn, turningnoun

    the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

    "he took a turn to the right"

    Synonyms:
    routine, turn of events, spell, play, number, twist, bend, tour, round, good turn, act, bout, crook, go, turn, bit

  2. turningnoun

    act of changing in practice or custom

    "the law took many turnings over the years"

    Synonyms:
    turn

  3. turningnoun

    a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe

    Synonyms:
    turn

  4. turning, turnnoun

    a movement in a new direction

    "the turning of the wind"

    Synonyms:
    turn, turn of events, spell, play, number, routine, twist, bend, tour, round, good turn, act, bout, crook, go, bit

  5. turningnoun

    the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe

    Synonyms:
    turn

  6. turningnoun

    the activity of shaping something on a lathe

    Synonyms:
    turn

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. turningadjective

    Synonyms:
    revolving, rotary, rotating, gyratory, winding, circumrotary

  2. turningnoun

    Synonyms:
    rotation, revolution, spinning, gyration, eversion, extroversion, flexure, flexion, incurvation, deviation, deflection, circumrotation

How to use turning in a sentence?

  1. I Ching:

    Indecision regarding the choice among pleasures temporarily robs a man of inner peace. After due reflection, he attains joy by turning away from the lower pleasures and seeking the higher ones.

  2. Jessica Brandt:

    The crisis is definitely a flashpoint, and likely a turning point, for western platforms operating in Russia, moscow will no doubt continue pressing platforms to take down unflattering content, using all the leverage at its disposal. If the companies comply, public backlash elsewhere around the world will be intense.

  3. Americo De Grazia:

    Workers recruited to be drillers end up as bandits who kill, rob, and hold up their colleagues or steal equipment, they're turning the oil industry into a no man's land where no one can instill order.

  4. Neil Mawston:

    Nokia is going back to the future! The recent profit warning, dividend cut and 5G lag have rattled the company, huawei and Ericsson have arguably inched ahead on R&D, and Nokia is feeling the business pressure. Nokia is turning to the old.

  5. Arthur Koestler:

    Politics can be relatively fair in the breathing spaces of history; at its critical turning points there is no other rule possible than the old one, that the end justifies the means.

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