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turn-based

turn-based adjective: in which players or characters take turns alternately, rather than acting simultaneously.

Adjective

turn-based (not comparable)

  1. In which players or characters take turns alternately, rather than acting simultaneously.
    • The most popular turn-based esport is the virtual card game Hearthstone.2023 December 1, Evelynn Kersting, “GAMES AND TIME”, in University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2025, page 225, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2025
    Antonyms:
    real-time

Antonyms of turn-based

Questions about turn-based

What does turn-based mean?
Turn-based means in which players or characters take turns alternately, rather than acting simultaneously.
What part of speech is turn-based?
Turn-based is an adjective.

Words near turn-based in the dictionary

  1. turn-about
  2. turn-abouts
  3. turn-and-bank indicator
  4. turn-around
  5. turn-arounds
  6. turn-based
  7. turn-by-turn
  8. turn-by-turn navigation
  9. turn-coat
  10. turn-coats
  11. turn-key

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