Synonyms of turnabout

turnabout

noun

ˈtərn-ə-ˌbau̇t 

as in reversal

a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite

employees regarded the latest turnabout as a sure sign that management hadn't a clue as to what it was doing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reversal
• about-face
• volte-face
• turnaround
• change of heart
• flip-flop
• about-turn
• U-turn
• denial
• switcheroo
• retraction
• disavowal
• recantation
• renunciation
• reconsideration
• repudiation
• bait and switch
• hesitation
• vacillation
• disownment
• second thought
• disaffirmance
• retreat
• indecision
• wabbling
• irresolution
• wavering
• wobbling
• shilly-shallying

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of turnabout

However this next show came to be, the decision validates a long-manifest turnabout, which is that the muse of visionary dressing is now the man. —Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024

The trend marks a recent turnabout from sluggish housing prices that had taken hold in the city in the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession. —Max Zahn, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2024

This lawsuit is also an interesting turnabout for AI companies, many of which are dealing with copyright litigation of their own. —Megan Poinski, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

In the end, the screenplay springs a major revelatory turnabout that itself isn’t fully explained, and feels somewhat unconvincing. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024