turnabout

turn·about

noun \ˈtərn-ə-ˌbau̇t\

Definition of TURNABOUT

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>

Examples of TURNABOUT

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

First Known Use of TURNABOUT

1789

Related to TURNABOUT

Synonyms

about-turn [British], flip-flop, reversal, about–face, turnaround, U-turn, volte-face

Related Words

bait and switch, switcheroo; denial, disaffirmance, disavowal, disownment, recantation, renunciation, repudiation, retraction; reconsideration, retreat, second thought; hesitation, indecision, irresolution, shilly-shallying, vacillation, wavering, wobbling (also wabbling)

Rhymes with TURNABOUT

all get-out, autoroute, bring about, carryout, carry out, cast about, come about, cutthroat trout, diner-out, down-and-out, duke it out, Eagle Scout, falling-out, figure out, follow out, gadabout, get about, go about, golden trout, gut it out, gutter out, hammer out, have it out, how about, infield out, inside out, just about, knockabout, layabout, long-drawn-out, muster out, odd man out, out-and-out, put about, rainbow trout, report out, roundabout, rouseabout, roustabout, runabout, rural route, sauerkraut, set about, speckled trout, spit it out, stirabout, talent scout, walkabout, waterspout, water sprout