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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | about-face |
| Synonyms: | U-turn, change of direction, changeabout, doubleback, flip-flop, reversal, reverse, shift, turnaround, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | flip-flop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change of mind |
| Synonyms: | U-turn, about-face, change, change of course, change of heart, changeover, reversal, second thoughts, switch, switchover, turn-around, turnabout, turnaround |
| Main Entry: | renegade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is rebellious |
| Synonyms: | abandoner, apostate, backslider, betrayer, defector, deserter, dissident, double-crosser, escapee, exile, forsaker, fugitive, heretic, iconoclast, insurgent, mutineer, outlaw, rebel, recreant, refugee, runaway, schismatic, snake in the grass, snake*, tergiversator, traitor, turnabout, turncoat |
| Antonyms: | adherent, follower, passivist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reversal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | about-face |
| Synonyms: | U-turn, annulment, backpedaling, cancellation, change in direction, doubleback, repeal, rescinding, retraction, switch, turnabout, turnaround, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | reverse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposite |
| Synonyms: | about-face, antipode, antipole, antithesis, back, bottom, change of mind, contra, contradiction, contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, counterpole, flip side, flip-flop, inverse, other side, overturning, rear, regression, retrogression, retroversion, reversal, reversement, reversion, switch, turn, turn around, turnabout, turning, underside, verso, volte-face, wrong side |
| Notes: | contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those the side of a coin or medal with the main design is the obverse (head), and the other is the reverse (tail) |
| Antonyms: | identical, same |
| Main Entry: | reverse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad luck; failure |
| Synonyms: | adversity, affliction, bath, blow, catastrophe, check, conquering, defeat, disappointment, hardship, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, repulse, reversal, setback, trial, turnabout, vanquishment, vicissitude |
| Notes: | contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those the side of a coin or medal with the main design is the obverse (head), and the other is the reverse (tail) |
| Antonyms: | good fortune, good luck, progress, success |
| Main Entry: | switch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | change, exchange |
| Synonyms: | change course, convert, deflect, deviate, divert, interchange, rearrange, replace, shift, shunt, sidetrack, substitute, swap, trade, turn, turn aside, turnabout, veer |
| Main Entry: | turn |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | revolution, curving |
| Synonyms: | about-face, angle, bend, bias, bow, branch, change, changeabout, circle, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, corner, curve, cycle, departure, detour, deviation, direction, drift, flection, flexure, fork, gyration, gyre, heading, hook, pirouette, pivot, quirk, retroversion, reversal, reverse, reversion, right-about, roll, rotation, round, shift, spin, spiral, swing, tack, tendency, trend, turnabout, turning, twist, twisting, wheel, whirl, wind, winding, yaw |
| Main Entry: | volte face |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | position change |
| Synonyms: | U-turn, about-face, change of heart, contraposition, tergiversation, turnabout |
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