Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb corner

3 senses of corner

Sense 1
corner -- (gain control over; "corner the gold market")
       => control, command -- (exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces")

Sense 2
corner, tree -- (force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape)
       => steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise -- (direct the course; determine the direction of travelling)

Sense 3
corner -- (turn a corner; "the car corners")
       => turn -- (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs")

Antonyms of adj cornered

1 sense of cornered

Sense 1
at bay (predicate), cornered, trapped, treed -- (forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal")

INDIRECT (VIA unfree) -> free -- (able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice")

Similarity of adj cornered

1 sense of cornered

Sense 1
at bay (predicate), cornered, trapped, treed -- (forced to turn and face attackers; "a stag at bay"; "she had me cornered between the porch and her car"; "like a trapped animal")
       => unfree (vs. free) -- (hampered and not free; not able to act at will)