right-about

NOUN

turn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angle change corner curve departure direction reversal round shift spin spiral swing trend twist wind

STRONG

about-face bend bias bow branch circle circuit circulation circumvolution cycle detour deviation drift flection flexure fork gyration gyre heading hook pirouette pivot quirk retroversion reverse reversion roll rotation tack tendency turnabout turning twisting wheel whirl winding yaw

WEAK

changeabout

Antonyms

WEAK

failure inability miss stagnation

Example Sentences

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It wouldn't surprise me if it all ended in Zack turning right-about face, and caring for Uncle Caleb just as much as he thought he hated him.

From Storm-Bound or, A Vacation Among the Snow Drifts by Douglas, Alan

That object achieved, he proposed to turn his visitors to the right-about and send them home.

From A Safety Match by Hay, Ian

I am enabled to send a rascal to the right-about.

From Captain Dieppe by Hope, Anthony

But there a flash of memory pulled me up all-standing, and caused me to give hoots of joy and delight, and sent me to the right-about whence I had come, at a very different pace.

From The Recipe for Diamonds by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright

And in Algiers, when that Frenchman made himself so objectionable and you managed to send him to the right-about after a few moments' conversation.

From A Cabinet Secret by Boothby, Guy Newell

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