turnabout

turnabout
Synonyms and related words:
about-face, about-turn, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, afterthoughts, alteration, amelioration, apostasy, apostate, back track, back trail, backing, backing off, backing out, backing up, backslider, backsliding, backup, better thoughts, betterment, bolter, break, change, change of heart, change of mind, changeableness, collaborationist, collaborator, constructive change, continuity, conversion, convert, coward, defection, defector, degeneration, degenerative change, deserter, deterioration, deviation, difference, discontinuity, disenchantment, divergence, diversification, diversion, diversity, fifth columnist, fitting, flip, flip-flop, gradual change, improvement, lapse, mature judgment, melioration, mitigation, modification, modulation, mugwump, overthrow, proselyte, qualification, quisling, quitter, radical change, rat, re-creation, realignment, recidivation, recidivism, recidivist, reclamation, reconversion, recreant, redesign, reform, reformation, regress, regression, rehabilitation, reinstatement, relapse, remaking, renegade, renegado, renegate, renewal, reshaping, restitution, restoration, restructuring, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, retroversion, return, returning, reversal, reverse, reversing, reversion, reversionist, reverting, revival, revivification, revolution, revulsion, right-about, right-about-face, runagate, schismatic, seceder, secessionist, second thoughts, separatist, shift, slipping back, strikebreaker, sudden change, swingaround, switch, tergiversant, tergiversating, tergiversation, tergiversator, total change, traitor, transition, turn, turnaround, turncoat, turning, turntail, upheaval, variation, variety, violent change, volte-face, worsening

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  • Turnabout — can refer to:* Turnabout (game show) a BBC television game show* Turnabout a 1931 novel by Thorne Smith* Turnabout (film) a 1940 comedy directed by Hal Roach, based on the Thorne Smith novel* Turnabout (TV series) a 1979 American comedy series… …   Wikipedia

  • turnabout — index reversal, reversion (act of returning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • turnabout — [n] about face changeabout, change of direction, doubleback, flip flop, reversal, reverse, shift, turnaround, U turn, volte face; concept 697 …   New thesaurus

  • turnabout — or turn a bout face [tʉrn′ə bout΄] n. 1. the act of turning about, as to face the other way 2. a shift or reversal of allegiance, opinion, tendency, etc.; about face …   English World dictionary

  • turnabout — n. reversal to do a turnabout * * * [ tɜːnəˌbaʊt] [ reversal ] to do a turnabout …   Combinatory dictionary

  • turnabout — turn|a|bout [ˈtə:nəbaut US ˈtə:rn ] n 1.) [C usually singular] BrE a complete change in someone s opinions, ideas, or methods ▪ an extraordinarily rapid turnabout in attitudes 2.) turnabout is fair play AmE used to say that because someone else… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • turnabout — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)nəbaʊt[/t]] N SING: oft N in n A turnabout is a complete change in opinion, attitude, or method. As her confidence grows you may well see a considerable turnabout in her attitude. Syn: turnaround …   English dictionary

  • turnabout — noun BrE (countable usually singular) 1 a complete change in someone s opinions or ideas: an extraordinary turnabout in public opinion 2 turnabout is fair play AmE used to say that because someone else has done something you can do it too …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • turnabout — UK [ˈtɜː(r)nəˌbaʊt] / US [ˈtɜrnəˌbaʊt] noun [countable] Word forms turnabout : singular turnabout plural turnabouts an important change in a situation or in someone s opinion or attitude …   English dictionary

  • turnabout — noun Date: 1789 1. merry go round 2. a. a change or reversal of direction, trend, policy, role, or character b. a changing from one allegiance to another c. turncoat, renegade d. an act or instance of retaliating < turnabout is fair play > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • turnabout — /terrn euh bowt /, n. 1. the act of turning in a different or opposite direction. 2. a change of opinion, loyalty, etc. 3. a reciprocal action; act of doing to someone exactly as that person has done to oneself or another: Turnabout is fair play …   Universalium

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