Synonyms for About-face:

• adv.

  •vice versa (adverb)
  • turn about,
  • inversely.

• adv

  •vice versa (adverb)
  • conversely,
  • far from it,
  • on the contrary,
  • mutatis mutandis,
  • contrarily,
  • contrariwise,
  • other way around,
  • in reverse,
  • the other way around,
  • the opposite way,
  • oppositely.

• n.

  •
  • approach.
  •about-face (noun)
  • policy change,
  • about turn.
  •act (noun)
  • about-face.
  •alteration (noun)
  • 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.
  •change (noun)
  • alteration,
  • transition,
  • transubstantiation,
  • transfiguration,
  • turnover,
  • novelties,
  • turnovers,
  • novelty,
  • transmogrification.
  •change of heart (noun)
  • change-heart,
  • change heart.
  •change of mind (noun)
  • flip-flop.
  •conversion (noun)
  • regeneration,
  • born again,
  • see light,
  • metanoia,
  • turning around,
  • see the light,
  • turnings,
  • proselytization,
  • metasis.
  •difference (noun)
  • variance.
  •disappointment (noun)
  • setback.
  •flip-flop (noun)
  • turn-around,
  • change of course,
  • flipflop,
  • switchover,
  • change course.
  •metanoia (noun)
  • re births,
  • re-births,
  • re birth,
  • re-birth.
  •position change (noun)
  • volte face.
  •regeneration (noun)
  • re-generation,
  • re generation,
  • re generations,
  • re-generations.
  •renunciation (noun)
  • backsliding,
  • renouncement,
  • denial,
  • dereliction,
  • betrayal,
  • desertion,
  • apostasy,
  • abandonment,
  • defection,
  • abnegation,
  • abdication,
  • crossing.
  •retraction (noun)
  • 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.
  •reverse (noun)
  • 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.
  •setback (noun)
  • 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.
  •shift (noun)
  • 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.
  •transfiguration (noun)
  • trans figurations,
  • trans-figurations,
  • trans figuration,
  • trans-figuration.
  •transformation (noun)
  • trans-formation,
  • trans formation,
  • trans-formations,
  • trans formations,
  • radical changes.
  •turn (noun)
  • de tours,
  • right-abouts,
  • de-tours,
  • de-tour,
  • changeabouts,
  • de tour,
  • rightabouts,
  • right abouts,
  • right about,
  • rightabout,
  • flections.
  •upheaval (noun)
  • 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.
  •variance (noun)
  • 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.
  •vicissitude (noun)
  • trans position,
  • un certainties,
  • un-certainties,
  • trans-positions,
  • un-certainty,
  • trans positions,
  • ups downs,
  • trans-position,
  • un certainty.

• 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.
  •reverse (verb)
  • 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.
  •revert (verb)
  • 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.
  •shift (verb)
  • 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.
  •turn (verb)
  • 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:

  •
  • reappraisal,
  • whirl,
  • oscillation,
  • twirl,
  • leap,
  • movement,
  • u-turn,
  • tilt,
  • arc,
  • twist,
  • other,
  • sweep,
  • swirl,
  • somersault,
  • spin,
  • revolution,
  • caprice,
  • wriggle,
  • reaction.
  •
  • retreat,
  • swing,
  • right.
  •backtrack
  • backpedal.
  •revert
  • Retrograded,
  • hark back,
  • throw back,
  • retrogrades,
  • Resumed,
  • fall off the wagon,
  • take up where left off,
  • Retrograding.
  •Other relevant words:
  • 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.

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.