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Synonyms for corner
ˈkɔr nərcor·ner

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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. corner

    Synonyms:
    cavity, hole, nook, recess, retreat

    Antonyms:
    coin, abutment, prominence, salience, angle, protrusion, elbow, protection, convexity

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cornernoun

    a place off to the side of an area

    "he tripled to the rightfield corner"; "the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point

  2. cornernoun

    the point where two lines meet or intersect

    "the corners of a rectangle"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point

  3. corner, nooknoun

    an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

    "a piano was in one corner of the room"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point

  4. corner, street corner, turning pointnoun

    the intersection of two streets

    "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, landmark, nook, watershed, recession, niche, quoin, turning point

  5. cornernoun

    the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect

    "the corners of a cube"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point

  6. recess, recession, niche, cornernoun

    a small concavity

    Synonyms:
    nook, recessional, quoin, deferral, respite, receding, recess, ceding back, break, time out, recession, ecological niche, inlet, street corner, niche, box, turning point

  7. cornernoun

    a temporary monopoly on a kind of commercial trade

    "a corner on the silver market"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point

  8. corner, boxnoun

    a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

    "his lying got him into a tight corner"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, box seat, street corner, nook, loge, recession, niche, quoin, boxful, turning point, boxwood

  9. cornernoun

    a projecting part where two sides or edges meet

    "he knocked off the corners"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point

  10. cornernoun

    a remote area

    "in many corners of the world they still practice slavery"

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, turning point

  11. corner, quoinverb

    (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

    Synonyms:
    recess, box, street corner, nook, recession, niche, quoin, coigne, turning point, coign

  12. cornerverb

    gain control over

    "corner the gold market"

    Synonyms:
    tree

  13. corner, treeverb

    force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

    Synonyms:
    shoetree, tree

  14. cornerverb

    turn a corner

    "the car corners"

    Synonyms:
    tree

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cornernoun

    Synonyms:
    angle, bend, elbow, crotch, knee, cusp

  2. cornernoun

    Synonyms:
    nook, recess, niche, retired place, secret place

  3. cornernoun

    Synonyms:
    part, quarter

  4. cornerverb

    Synonyms:
    [Colloquial U. S.] drive into a corner

  5. cornerverb

    Synonyms:
    nonplus, pose, confound, confuse, puzzle, perplex, put to a stand

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. cornernoun

    Synonyms:
    angle, cusp, cantle, bight, coin, quoin, coigne, nook, recess, niche, direction, quarter

  2. cornerverb

    Synonyms:
    nonplus, pose, perplex, confuse

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "corner":

    angle, rincón, wedge, neighborhood, vertex, nook, kok, cornering, coin, spot, intersection

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How to use corner in a sentence?

  1. Police Christopher Botsch on Saturday:

    While we would discourage officers from discarding items into a citizen’s vehicle, the video is clear that the officer is NOT planting evidence or doing anything illegal, additionally, the empty corner tear is not itself illegal.

  2. Craig Johnson:

    There's a good chance they can survive, but this is no layup, this is going to be a three-pointer deep in the corner with time running out.

  3. Dale Katechis:

    When I got a peek inside of Veritas, around every corner, it just whacked me in the head : It reminded me of the early days of Oskar Blues.

  4. Mackenzie Burgess:

    Vitamin C aids neutrophils, a type of immune cell, in carrying out various immune functions such as getting rid of harmful bacteria, with flu season just around the corner, consuming more pumpkin may be a great way to support your immune system.

  5. Commissioner Harrison:

    Last month, I had to wrestle a young man down because he tried to shoot someone in the head. There were four officers standing on the corner who walked in the opposite direction. we're still changing the culture in the police department to a professional culture where officers respond appropriately, and they can get past their fears or perceptions about what they think will happen to them if they make a mistake.


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