What is another word for about-face?
781 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ɐbˌa͡ʊtfˈe͡ɪs], [ ɐbˌaʊtfˈeɪs], [ ɐ_b_ˌaʊ_t_f_ˈeɪ_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for about-face:- vice versa (adverb)
- vice versa (adverb)
- about-face (noun)
- act (noun)
- alteration (noun)
- change (noun)
- change of heart (noun)
- change of mind (noun)
- conversion (noun)
- difference (noun)
- disappointment (noun)
- flip-flop (noun)
- metanoia (noun)
- position change (noun)
- regeneration (noun)
- renunciation (noun)
- retraction (noun)
- reverse (noun)
- setback (noun)
- shift (noun)
- transfiguration (noun)
- transformation (noun)
- turn (noun)
- upheaval (noun)
- variance (noun)
- vicissitude (noun)
- backpedal (verb)
- reverse (verb)
- revert (verb)
- shift (verb)
- turn (verb)
- other synonyms
- backtrack
- revert
- other relevant words
Synonyms for About-face:
adv.
•vice versa (adverb)adv
•vice versa (adverb)n.
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- approach.
- meta morphoses,
- meta morphosis,
- meta-morphosis,
- re shaping,
- mid course correction,
- re-formations,
- ex change,
- about face,
- trans-mutations,
- re-shaping,
- switchovers,
- re-modelings,
- mid course corrections,
- trans-mutation,
- re formation,
- midcourse corrections,
- trans mutation,
- ex changes,
- switch-overs,
- re visions,
- switch overs,
- re-visions,
- ex-changes,
- re-modeling,
- re formations,
- midcourse correction,
- re vision,
- re modelings,
- reshapings,
- mid-course corrections,
- re modeling,
- re-vision,
- meta-morphoses,
- ex-change,
- trans mutations.
- alteration,
- transition,
- transubstantiation,
- transfiguration,
- turnover,
- novelties,
- turnovers,
- novelty,
- transmogrification.
- regeneration,
- born again,
- see light,
- metanoia,
- turning around,
- see the light,
- turnings,
- proselytization,
- metasis.
- backsliding,
- renouncement,
- denial,
- dereliction,
- betrayal,
- desertion,
- apostasy,
- abandonment,
- defection,
- abnegation,
- abdication,
- crossing.
- disownings,
- renegings,
- dis-avowals,
- backtrackings,
- re vocations,
- backpedalings,
- dis-avowal,
- dis owning,
- forswearings,
- re-calls,
- re vocation,
- re-vocations,
- unsayings,
- re tractions,
- re traction,
- re-tractions,
- re calls,
- un-sayings,
- un saying,
- gainsayings,
- dis claimer,
- dis claimers,
- dis-claimers,
- contraversions,
- re-call,
- dis-owning,
- un sayings,
- dis-claimer,
- re-vocation,
- dis avowals,
- dis avowal,
- un-saying,
- renouncings,
- re-traction.
- over turning,
- retro-versions,
- counter-poles,
- anti poles,
- re versions,
- anti pole,
- counter-pole,
- counter poles,
- over turnings,
- re-version,
- re version,
- retro-version,
- volteface,
- re verse,
- overturnings,
- retro version,
- over-turnings,
- wrong sides,
- reversements,
- over-turning,
- anti-thesis,
- counter pole,
- in-verse,
- anti thesis,
- re-verse,
- other sides,
- under sides,
- in verse,
- retro versions,
- anti-poles,
- anti-pole,
- under-side,
- retroversions,
- re-versions.
- de-lay,
- re buff,
- de lays,
- de feat,
- hold ups,
- de-lays,
- de lay,
- re-buffs,
- mis fortune,
- mis fortunes,
- reversal fortune,
- de feats,
- re buffs,
- de-feats,
- mis-fortunes,
- whole new ballgames,
- de-feat.
- trans locations,
- trans-location,
- re-arrangements,
- re-arrangement,
- re arrangements,
- de-flection,
- dis placements,
- de flections,
- de flection,
- de-flections,
- dis-placements,
- re arrangement,
- dis placement,
- trans location,
- dis-placement,
- trans-locations.
- de tours,
- right-abouts,
- de-tours,
- de-tour,
- changeabouts,
- de tour,
- rightabouts,
- right abouts,
- right about,
- rightabout,
- flections.
- dis orders,
- up-turn,
- new ballgames,
- new ball game,
- ex-plosion,
- out burst,
- out bursts,
- over-throw,
- out cries,
- over throws,
- ex plosions,
- over-throws,
- out breaks,
- up-turns,
- dis order,
- out-burst,
- new ball games,
- dis-order,
- out-break,
- dis-orders,
- out-breaks,
- over throw,
- new ball-games,
- out break,
- out-cry,
- out-cries,
- up turns,
- ex plosion,
- out-bursts,
- new deals.
- dis accords,
- dis agreement,
- dis cord,
- dis-agreement,
- dis cords,
- dis-cords,
- different stroke,
- difference opinion,
- severings,
- dis-unity,
- in-congruity,
- dis-sents,
- dis sent,
- in-consistency,
- un-harmoniousness,
- dis unity,
- in-consistencies,
- dis accord,
- in-congruities,
- dis-cord,
- in consistency,
- in congruity,
- un harmoniousness,
- dis-sent,
- dis-accord,
- dis sents,
- dis-agreements,
- dis-accords,
- in consistencies,
- un harmoniousnesses,
- un-harmoniousnesses,
- in congruities,
- dis agreements,
- sunderings,
- unharmoniousnesses.
v.
•backpedal (verb)- re tracts,
- re-think,
- with drawn,
- with draw,
- with-draw,
- re thought,
- re thinks,
- re-thinking,
- retro ceded,
- retro ceding,
- re-tract,
- re thinking,
- retro cedes,
- with draws,
- retro-cedes,
- with-drew,
- with drawing,
- retro-ceding,
- retro cede,
- re-thought,
- with drew,
- with-drawing,
- with-drawn,
- retro-cede,
- re think,
- re tract,
- re-tracts,
- retro-ceded,
- re-thinks.
- over-turn,
- ex-changed,
- re arranges,
- in-versing,
- re versed,
- ex changing,
- goes backwards,
- about facing,
- flip flopping,
- moves backwards,
- up setting,
- up ended,
- re-treated,
- trans-placed,
- up-ended,
- trans place,
- inter changed,
- trans posed,
- in versing,
- re-treating,
- trans-places,
- up ending,
- trans-posing,
- going backwards,
- up-set,
- trans places,
- trans pose,
- up sets,
- Transplaced,
- evaginated,
- evaginates,
- ex-changing,
- re arrange,
- re-arrange,
- in-versed,
- re arranging,
- re arranged,
- re-treat,
- re treats,
- inversing,
- trans placing,
- flipflopped,
- inter-changing,
- in versed,
- re-arranged,
- re-versing,
- up-ends,
- re-arranges,
- inter changes,
- re treating,
- trans-placing,
- inter change,
- up-setting,
- re-versed,
- transplaces,
- evaginating,
- up ends,
- trans-pose,
- flip flopped,
- flip-flopped,
- inter changing,
- up-sets,
- over turns,
- trans-place,
- inter-changes,
- re-treats,
- turns back,
- flipflopping,
- went backwards,
- re versing,
- about faced,
- up-ending,
- Transplacing,
- re-arranging,
- turns around,
- trans placed.
- fell the wagon,
- re-turned,
- falls the wagon,
- fell off wagon,
- takes where left off,
- de generated,
- de-generated,
- fall off wagon,
- de-generate,
- re curred,
- de clines,
- harks back,
- retro grade,
- takes up where left off,
- fell wagon,
- re-lapses,
- falling wagon,
- re-lapsed,
- re turning,
- threw back,
- retro grading,
- taking where left off,
- retro grades,
- re curring,
- re-lapse,
- re-turns,
- re turns,
- re-curred,
- de generate,
- fall wagon,
- de-generates,
- de-cline,
- falling off wagon,
- falls off the wagon,
- throws back,
- de generating,
- throwing back,
- re-acted,
- re-lapsing,
- re-curring,
- falling off the wagon,
- fall the wagon,
- re acted,
- re-turning,
- retro-grades,
- harking back,
- re lapsed,
- retro-graded,
- re lapsing,
- re turn,
- retro graded,
- taking up where left off,
- Re-turn,
- take where left off,
- de-clines,
- re lapse,
- de cline,
- re acting,
- falls off wagon,
- re lapses,
- took up where left off,
- falling the wagon,
- de generates,
- fell off the wagon,
- took where left off,
- retro-grading,
- falls wagon,
- de-generating,
- harked back.
- re calibrates,
- re moving,
- turns corner,
- switching over,
- dis locate,
- re positions,
- dis-locating,
- dis locates,
- turned corner,
- turning the corner,
- blow hot cold,
- changing gears,
- dialling back,
- re locating,
- dis-placed,
- re located,
- re positioning,
- dialed back,
- re-locates,
- yo-yoing,
- dis-place,
- re moved,
- re-located,
- co-oking,
- moving over,
- re-moves,
- re-positions,
- re-move,
- moving around,
- turn tables,
- bottoms out,
- re move,
- dis located,
- dis placed,
- re calibrated,
- turned tables,
- dis-locates,
- co-oked,
- re-locating,
- re locates,
- re-calibrates,
- swaps places,
- turn corner,
- dialled back,
- yo yoed,
- dis-locate,
- moves around,
- yo yos,
- re-positioning,
- re-positioned,
- turns tables,
- re position,
- re placed,
- dialing back,
- dials back,
- moves over,
- re calibrate,
- re-calibrate,
- re positioned,
- dis place,
- recalibrates,
- re-places,
- co oked,
- turned the corner,
- yo yoing,
- yoyoed,
- re place,
- re places,
- yo yo,
- bottomed out,
- yoyos,
- re placing,
- re-locate,
- switched over,
- swapping places,
- dis-placing,
- turns the corner,
- re-moving,
- swapped places,
- changed gears,
- turns the tables,
- dis locating,
- co oking,
- re locate,
- yoyoing,
- dis-located,
- changes gears,
- re-placed,
- hem haw,
- switches over,
- dis-places,
- re-calibrating,
- turning tables,
- re-calibrated,
- dis placing,
- moved over,
- dis places,
- re-position,
- yo-yoed,
- re calibrating,
- turning corner.
- re coil,
- re channels,
- volte facing,
- re-directing,
- re coils,
- changing position,
- re-direct,
- trans-forms,
- de-touring,
- re-channel,
- re directed,
- re-coiling,
- re directs,
- re channel,
- de-parting,
- changes position,
- facing about,
- in cline,
- de parting,
- re-trace,
- re-channeled,
- voltefaces,
- de tracts,
- trans-forming,
- re trace,
- de tract,
- re-channelled,
- re-coil,
- re tracing,
- re-channeling,
- trans forms,
- shied away,
- re-coils,
- in-cline,
- voltefaced,
- in clines,
- re coiled,
- re direct,
- trans-formed,
- re channeling,
- re traces,
- de touring,
- re coiling,
- shies away,
- re-traced,
- de part,
- rechannelled,
- volte-facing,
- de parted,
- re channelled,
- de-parts,
- re channelling,
- de-parted,
- trans formed,
- re-tracing,
- re-coiled,
- re channeled,
- re-directs,
- de toured,
- re-directed,
- volte-faced,
- faced about,
- re-channelling,
- in-clines,
- trans form,
- faces about,
- trans-form,
- de-tract,
- trans forming,
- re directing,
- re traced,
- de-tracts,
- de parts,
- volte faced,
- re-traces,
- de-part,
- voltefacing,
- de-toured,
- shying away,
- changed position,
- re-channels.
Other synonyms:
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- reappraisal,
- whirl,
- oscillation,
- twirl,
- leap,
- movement,
- u-turn,
- tilt,
- arc,
- twist,
- other,
- sweep,
- swirl,
- somersault,
- spin,
- revolution,
- caprice,
- wriggle,
- reaction.
- Retrograded,
- hark back,
- throw back,
- retrogrades,
- Resumed,
- fall off the wagon,
- take up where left off,
- Retrograding.
- modulation,
- fitting,
- diversion,
- betterment,
- diversity,
- reformation,
- reinstatement,
- growth,
- alchemy,
- retrogression,
- inversion,
- resolution,
- naturalization,
- assumption,
- Retrocession,
- Reconversion,
- change in direction,
- mitigation,
- do an about-face,
- back trail,
- Recidivation,
- afterthought,
- reduction,
- Retrogradation,
- reverting,
- double,
- change over,
- return,
- regression,
- tergiversation,
- blow,
- becoming,
- progress,
- avert,
- restoration,
- changeableness,
- total change,
- sudden change,
- adaptation,
- returning,
- accommodation,
- recidivism,
- remaking,
- gradual change,
- restitution,
- revival,
- flip,
- lapse,
- doubleback,
- variety,
- deviation,
- diversification,
- re-creation,
- adjustment,
- redesign,
- break,
- Overturning,
- disenchantment,
- relapse,
- backing out,
- slipping back,
- modification,
- divergence,
- regress,
- deterioration,
- backup,
- reform,
- degeneration,
- melioration,
- reclamation,
- continuity,
- amelioration,
- revulsion,
- 180 degree turn,
- backing,
- turning,
- assimilation,
- discontinuity,
- afterthoughts,
- overthrow,
- tergiversating,
- turning into,
- qualification,
- second thoughts,
- back track,
- rehabilitation,
- repeal,
- restructuring,
- renewal,
- passage,
- improvement,
- realignment,
- backing off,
- worsening,
- better thoughts,
- transit,
- difference,
- revivification.
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
about-turn, turnaround, reversal.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
turnover.
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Noun, singular or mass