turn the tables

Questions about turn the tables

What is another word for turn the tables?

It depends which turn the tables you mean. In the sense “cause a complete reversal of the circumstances”, the synonyms are turn the tide. Across all 1 sense there are 1 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of turn the tables?

WordNet records no antonym for turn the tables. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for turn the tables come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of turn the tables

• Full entry for turn the tablesAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for turn the tablesWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
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