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about-turns

noun , plural of about-turn, British

Synonyms and Antonyms of about-turns

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

more than one London newspaper accused the prime minister of doing an about-turn on the issue

Synonyms of about-turns

about-faces, flip-flops, reversals, turnabouts, turnarounds, U-turns, volte-faces

Words Related to about-turns

bait and switches, switcheroos

denials, disaffirmances, disavowals, disownments, recantations, renunciations, repudiations, retractions

reconsiderations, retreats, second thoughts

hesitations, indecisions, irresolutions, vacillations, wobblings (also wabblings)

Phrases Synonymous with about-turns

changes of heart

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