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 of turnabout in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Catch up fast: Trump's head-spinning turnabout on cryptocurrency has brought more mainstream attention to the industry, and spurred hopes for favorable regulation. —Brady Dale, Axios, 26 July 2024

Factors behind the sudden shift Such furious turnabouts in performance tend to have a plausible fundamental basis exaggerated by forced mechanical accelerants. —Michael Santoli, CNBC, 20 July 2024

Then, in a breathtaking turnabout in 2020, McConnell ignored his own rule to rush through another Trump choice, Amy Coney Barrett, to fill the seat vacated by the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2024