Synonyms of turned over

turned over

verb

past tense of turn over

1

as in relinquished

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

reluctantly turned the ship over to the first mate while he went below to try to stop the leak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquished
• rendered
• surrendered
• delivered
• turned in
• laid down
• handed over
• coughed up
• transferred
• ceded
• gave up
• yielded
• abandoned
• resigned
• committed
• entrusted
• released
• waived
• consigned
• forfeited
• discarded
• parted (with)
• shed
• deserted
• renounced
• abnegated
• forsook

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• kept
• retained
• withheld

2

as in left

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

turned the evidence over to the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• left
• handed
• transferred
• gave
• entrusted
• delivered
• delegated
• handed over
• passed
• transmitted
• recommended
• committed
• relinquished
• commended
• confided
• granted
• trusted
• vested
• consigned
• gave over
• loaned
• turned in
• submitted
• assigned
• reposed
• distributed
• divided
• dealt (out)
• bequeathed
• lent
• conferred
• handed down
• dispensed
• furnished
• supplied
• handed in
• dispersed
• handed on
• surrendered
• released
• yielded
• willed
• advanced
• retransferred
• redelivered
• retransmitted
• recommitted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• held
• kept
• retained
• reserved
• received
• owned
• withheld
• possessed
• held back
• accepted
• detained
• took
• occupied
• took over
• took in

3

as in turned turtle

to turn on one's side or upside down

don't try to tell me the bucket turned over all by itself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• turned turtle
• overturned
• fell
• upset
• collapsed
• capsized
• keeled
• tilted
• inverted
• toppled
• tipped
• listed
• tumped (over)
• pitchpoled
• overthrew
• upended
• leaned
• overset
• heeled
• careened
• foundered
• gave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stood up
• straightened (up)
• raised
• erected
• righted

4

as in flipped

to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing

would you mind turning the picture over so I can see if the backing needs to be replaced

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flipped
• reversed
• inverted
• exchanged
• shifted
• switched
• overturned
• transposed
• interchanged
• upset

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turned over

But the board has turned over almost entirely to new members in the last two years, four of whom joined just this year. — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

If there is any money left over it is turned over to the estate. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

As part of the Herald’s records request, the county turned over a competing courthouse proposal by another Miami developer, Moishe Mana. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

He was later sentenced in federal court and served time in federal custody before being turned over to local authorities. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

State legislators also introduced the Innovative School District program in 2016, which allowed low-performing public schools to be turned over to an outside group, such as a charter school operator. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026

This was after Chief Compounce, the former owner of the land, drowned himself in the lake the day before the land was turned over to developers. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Packers trainers and medical personnel immediately rushed onto the field to check on Reed, who was turned over onto his back. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

Every piano gets turned over to a Chicago artist like Megan Quigley. — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026