| Main Entry: | about-face |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete change |
Synonyms: |
180 degree turn, change, change in direction, changeabout, double, doubleback, overturning, policy change, repeal, retraction, reversal, reverse, switch, turn, turnabout, turnaround, u-turn, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | alteration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change |
Synonyms: |
about-face, accommodation, adaptation, adjustment, amendment, conversion, correction, difference, diversification, exchange, fixing, flip-flop, metamorphosis, mid-course correction, modification, mutation, reformation, remodeling, reshaping, revision, shift, switch, switch-over, transformation, transmutation, turn, variance, variation |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something made different; alteration |
Synonyms: |
about-face, addition, adjustment, advance, break, compression, contraction, conversion, correction, development, difference, distortion, diversification, diversity, innovation, metamorphosis, modification, modulation, mutation, novelty, permutation, reconstruction, refinement, remodeling, reversal, revision, revolution, shift, surrogate, switch, tempering, transformation, transition, transmutation, turn, turnover, variance, variation, variety, vicissitude |
| Main Entry: | conversion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | change, adaptation |
Synonyms: |
about-face, alteration, born again, change of heart, changeover, exchange, flip-flop, flux, growth, innovation, metamorphosis, metanoia, metasis, modification, novelty, passage, passing, permutation, progress, proselytization, qualification, reclamation, reconstruction, reformation, regeneration, remodelling, reorganization, resolution, resolving, reversal, see the light, switch, transfiguration, transformation, translation, transmogrification, transmutation, turning, turning around |
Antonyms: |
idleness, sameness |
| 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: | 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: | verb |
| Definition: | turn upside down or backwards |
Synonyms: |
about-face, back, back up, backpedal, backtrack, capsize, double back, evaginate, evert, exchange, flip-flop, go back, go backwards, interchange, inverse, invert, move backwards, overturn, rearrange, retreat, revert, shift, switch, transfer, transplace, transpose, turn around, turn back, turn over, upend, upset |
| Main Entry: | revert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | return to an earlier, less-developed condition |
Synonyms: |
about-face, backslide, change, come back, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, fall off the wagon, flip-flop, go back, hark back, inverse, invert, lapse, react, recrudesce, recur, regress, relapse, resume, retrograde, retrogress, return, take up where left off, throw back, transpose, turn, turn back |
Antonyms: |
develop, grow, progress |
| Main Entry: | setback |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disappointment |
Synonyms: |
about-face, backset, bath, blow, bottom, check, comedown, defeat, delay, difficulty, drawing board, flip-flop, hindrance, hitch*, hold-up, impediment, misfortune, obstacle, rebuff, regress, regression, reversal, reversal of fortune, reverse, slowdown, stumbling block, trouble, upset, whole new ballgame |
Antonyms: |
achievement, advance, blessing, boon, boost, success |
| Main Entry: | shift |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | switch, fluctuation |
Synonyms: |
about-face, alteration, bend, change, changeover, conversion, deflection, deviation, displacement, double, fault, modification, move, passage, permutation, rearrangement, removal, shifting, substitution, tack, transfer, transference, transformation, transit, translocation, turn, variation, veering, yaw |
Antonyms: |
deactivation, maintenance, stagnation |