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“turn back”

TermMatrix lists 100 find descriptive words for this word, including in, on, of age, all, of unsound mind, and more.

Word Profile

Syllables
2
Meter
[/ /]
Part of Speech
Phrase, Idiom, Verb
Popularity
67/100

Phrase components

Per-word breakdown for this multi-word expression.

  • turnNoun, Verb[/]1 syl.
  • backAdjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb[/]1 syl.

Definitions

  • verb

    retrace one's course

    Synonyms: backtrack, double back

    • Example:“The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back.”

  • verb

    go back to a previous state

    Synonyms: revert, return, retrovert, regress

    • Example:“We reverted to the old rules.”

  • verb

    force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

    Synonyms: chase away, drive out, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off

    • Example:“drive away potential burglars”
    • Example:“drive away bad thoughts”

  • verb

    hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of

    Synonyms: check, arrest, stop, contain, hold back

    • Example:“arrest the downward trend”
    • Example:“check the growth of communism in South East Asia”

  • verb

    turn inside out or upside down

    Synonyms: invert, reverse

Find descriptive words for “turn back”

100 linked terms — crawlable semantic relationships.

By syllables

1 syllable:

all
back
best
first
free
go
good
here
home
in
just
last
like
more
most
new
next
no
on
one
out
said
some
such
then
top
two
up
used
well
world

2 syllables:

about
after
any
in gear
in height
in sight
in stock
in view
on guard
on hand
on tap
online
only
other
over
with child

3 syllables:

for sale
in effect
in force
in league
in line
in love
in question
in series
in situ
in store
in style
in the buff
in the flesh
in the lead
in the raw
in use
in vogue
in writing
not guilty
of age
of import
of sound mind
on fire
on the go
on the hook
on the job
on time
on your guard

4 syllables:

at loggerheads
available
in a bad way
in advance
in agreement
in good taste
in her right mind
in high spirits
in his right mind
in small stages
in their right minds
not surprised
of unsound mind
on the button
on the fence
on the loose
on the nose

5 syllables:

in dishabille
in evidence
in the public eye
in your birthday suit
not intrusive

6 syllables:

in one's birthday suit
in the altogether
on the offensive

Alphabetically

A

about
after
all
any
at loggerheads
available

B

back
best

F

first
for sale
free

G

go
good

H

here
home

I

in
in a bad way
in advance
in agreement
in dishabille
in effect
in evidence
in force
in gear
in good taste
in height
in her right mind
in high spirits
in his right mind
in league
in line
in love
in one's birthday suit
in question
in series
in sight
in situ
in small stages
in stock
in store
in style
in the altogether
in the buff
in the flesh
in the lead
in the public eye
in the raw
in their right minds
in use
in view
in vogue
in writing
in your birthday suit

J

just

L

last
like

M

more
most

N

new
next
no
not guilty
not intrusive
not surprised

O

of age
of import
of sound mind
of unsound mind
on
on fire
on guard
on hand
on tap
on the button
on the fence
on the go
on the hook
on the job
on the loose
on the nose
on the offensive
on time
on your guard
one
online
only
other
out
over

S

said
some
such

T

then
top
two

U

up
used

W

well
with child
world