Synonyms for turn on
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1. turn-onverb

   something causing excitement or stimulating interest

2. switch on, turn onverb

   cause to operate by flipping a switch

   "switch on the light"; "turn on the stereo"

   Synonyms:
   hinge on, commove, wind up, agitate, rouse, depend on, trip, depend upon, get off, switch on, devolve on, trip out, charge, hinge upon, ride, sex, charge up, excite, arouse

3. depend on, devolve on, depend upon, ride, turn on, hinge on, hinge uponverb

   be contingent on

   "The outcomes rides on the results of the election"; "Your grade will depends on your homework"

   Synonyms:
   rely upon, trip out, excite, drive, get off, sit, trip, tease, depend upon, commove, agitate, tantalise, cod, rally, hinge on, arouse, sex, ride, depend on, devolve on, hinge upon, bait, razz, charge, tantalize, charge up, rouse, taunt, rag, wind up, mount, switch on, twit, rely on

4. turn onverb

   produce suddenly or automatically

   "Turn on the charm"; "turn on the waterworks"

   Synonyms:
   hinge on, commove, wind up, agitate, rouse, depend on, trip, depend upon, get off, switch on, devolve on, trip out, charge, hinge upon, ride, sex, charge up, excite, arouse

5. turn onverb

   become hostile towards

   "The dog suddenly turned on the mailman"

   Synonyms:
   hinge on, commove, wind up, agitate, rouse, depend on, trip, depend upon, get off, switch on, devolve on, trip out, charge, hinge upon, ride, sex, charge up, excite, arouse

6. agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge upverb

   cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

   "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"

   Synonyms:
   fight, trip out, crusade, excite, institutionalize, disturb, trip, level, shake up, shake, depend upon, get off, commove, commit, rout out, press, agitate, blame, appoint, wake up, stir, wake, load, shift, energise, point, stimulate, consign, hinge on, arouse, drive out, sex, buck, saddle, vex, accuse, institutionalise, tear, lodge, ride, depend on, bill, file, devolve on, budge, hinge upon, energize, bestir, waken, charge, bear down, wind up, shoot down, charge up, rouse, awaken, burden, shoot, force out, push, foment, campaign, send, stir up, raise up, switch on

7. arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind upverb

   stimulate sexually

   "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

   Synonyms:
   wind, trip out, kindle, charge, excite, end up, arouse, put forward, awake, trip, shake up, shake, come alive, get off, commove, energize, perk up, agitate, hinge on, enkindle, wake up, stir, wake, elicit, energise, finish, stimulate, fire, rouse, finish up, bring up, depend upon, conjure up, fetch up, ride, depend on, devolve on, land up, hinge upon, raise, waken, call down, provoke, wind up, call forth, invoke, charge up, awaken, brace, evoke, sex, conjure, switch on

8. trip, trip out, turn on, get offverb

   get high, stoned, or drugged

   "He trips every weekend"

   Synonyms:
   jaunt, trip out, spark off, excite, get off, trip, mail, spark, depend upon, trip up, commove, send off, agitate, dismount, get down, trigger, get by, trigger off, hinge on, arouse, hop out, send, ride, depend on, set off, stumble, charge, activate, escape, wind up, devolve on, touch off, charge up, rouse, travel, get out, sex, hinge upon, actuate, light, switch on, unhorse, get away

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1. George Clooney:

   I loved how optimistic it was, i loved the idea that it looked at the world saying 'the future is not what you see when you turn on the television and you get depressed and you're inundated with it.' It doesn't have to end that way.

2. Lance Cpl. Buckley:

   He says we have a bad feeling that we are not going to be able to ever get home. I think these people here are going to turn on us. He says they're just not right.

3. Riana Pfefferkorn:

   It would be a significant move in favor of user privacy if Twitter were to turn on [ end-to-end encryption ] for Twitter DMs, as it would keep the company from reading its users' conversations or disclosing them to anyone else, for the company to tie its own hands in this way would prevent a bad actor within the company from abusing the access Twitter DMs have as an employee to user data.

4. Isabel Longoria:

   Six months out, we start checking all 13,000 pieces of voting equipment in Harris County, opening them up, do they turn on ? Have they been tampered with ? Can we take them to a voting location ? Are all the buttons working ?

5. Doc Rivers:

   We have to do something because at this rate I’m scared to turn on ESPN right now. Just, more guys are out.