cornered

verb

Definition of cornerednext
past tense of corner
1
as in monopolized

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in accosted

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornered
  1. accosted
  2. confronted
  3. faced
  4. dared
Verb
  • The male and female victims were accosted by more than a dozen armed people and taken against their will to another unit inside the same complex, Chamberlain said.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • When his father Winston (McCarthy, 62) brings Brandon to a rehab facility in a rural area, the father-son duo are violently accosted — and Winston is wounded — while stopping for gas.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of accosted
Verb
  • The sergeant confronted and then chased the suspect on foot.
    Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • When confronted with the allegations, Lopez-Robles declined a police interview, authorities said.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of confronted
Verb
  • However, the deal has faced stiff bipartisan political opposition since the day it was announced.
    Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Overcome the common fears Fear of failure or feeling too old to start a new business can prevent you from moving forward, but many successful entrepreneurs faced these same fears and still managed to build businesses that thrive.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of faced
Verb
  • Later, the government detained locals who dared to publicly criticize the corruption.
    Loubna Mrie, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Morrison dared to write aloud for Black folks what many discussed in private at dinner tables and on front porches.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of dared
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near cornered

corner

cornered

cornering

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Cornered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornered. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on cornered

Nglish: Translation of cornered for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

Word of the Year 2024 | Polarization

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.