Definition for About-face:

• a reversal in attitude or principle or point of view; " an about- face on foreign policy"

Synonyms for About-face:

• n.

  •about-face (noun)
  • policy change,
  • about turn.
  •change (noun)
  • transfiguration,
  • transubstantiation,
  • alteration,
  • transition.
  •change of mind (noun)
  • flip-flop.
  •conversion (noun)
  • metanoia,
  • regeneration.
  •difference (noun)
  • variance.
  •disappointment (noun)
  • setback.
  •renunciation (noun)
  • backsliding,
  • renouncement,
  • denial,
  • dereliction,
  • betrayal,
  • desertion,
  • apostasy,
  • abandonment,
  • defection,
  • abnegation,
  • abdication,
  • crossing.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • reappraisal,
  • twirl,
  • spin,
  • swirl,
  • movement,
  • leap,
  • revolution,
  • caprice,
  • twist,
  • reaction,
  • wriggle,
  • somersault,
  • u-turn.
  •
  • retreat.
  •backtrack
  • backpedal.
  •Other relevant words:
  • modification,
  • blow,
  • diversification,
  • lapse,
  • difference,
  • backing,
  • assumption,
  • passage,
  • reformation,
  • disenchantment,
  • discontinuity,
  • Reconversion,
  • Recidivation,
  • regress,
  • continuity,
  • doubleback,
  • avert,
  • resolution,
  • afterthoughts,
  • diversity,
  • 180 degree turn,
  • restoration,
  • turning,
  • transit,
  • retrogression,
  • overthrow,
  • rehabilitation,
  • afterthought,
  • double,
  • do an about-face,
  • flip,
  • repeal,
  • recidivism,
  • backup,
  • better thoughts,
  • Retrocession,
  • changeableness,
  • change in direction,
  • growth,
  • degeneration,
  • alchemy,
  • deviation,
  • regression,
  • break,
  • becoming,
  • sudden change,
  • improvement,
  • adjustment,
  • revival,
  • total change,
  • reverting,
  • deterioration,
  • Overturning,
  • adaptation,
  • relapse,
  • return,
  • revivification,
  • qualification,
  • Retrogradation,
  • revulsion,
  • variety,
  • reinstatement,
  • tergiversation,
  • slipping back,
  • inversion,
  • restitution,
  • assimilation,
  • diversion,
  • gradual change,
  • remaking,
  • backing out,
  • change over,
  • second thoughts,
  • melioration,
  • progress,
  • tergiversating,
  • restructuring,
  • reduction,
  • reform,
  • naturalization,
  • renewal,
  • accommodation,
  • re-creation,
  • worsening,
  • modulation,
  • amelioration,
  • turning into,
  • fitting,
  • returning,
  • betterment,
  • redesign,
  • reclamation,
  • realignment,
  • mitigation,
  • divergence.

Paraphrases for About-face:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    about-turn, turnaround, reversal.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    turn, shift, upturn.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    turnover.

Hyponym for About-face:

• n.

  • act
    turnabout, reverse, turnaround, reversion, reversal.

• v.

  • cognition
    rethink.
  • motion
    turn.