Synonyms of reversals

reversals

noun

plural of reversal

1

as in setbacks

a change in status for the worse usually temporarily

the company's long-term strategy is sound, and they should be able to weather this latest reversal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• setbacks
• reverses
• reversions
• lapses
• disappointments
• declines
• knocks
• downs
• frustrations
• falls
• turnarounds
• breakdowns
• regressions
• turnabouts
• recessions
• letdowns
• relapses
• retrogressions
• collapses
• downfalls
• ruins
• comedowns
• descents
• crashes
• meltdowns
• undoings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• status quos

2

as in hesitations

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

parents need to be consistent in their discipline policy, as reversals will only undermine the whole process

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hesitations
• turnabouts
• about-faces
• turnarounds
• denials
• changes of heart
• U-turns
• flip-flops
• about-turns
• wobblings
• vacillations
• volte-faces
• retractions
• retreats
• reconsiderations
• disavowals
• renunciations
• indecisions
• recantations
• switcheroos
• irresolutions
• repudiations
• disownments
• second thoughts
• bait and switches
• disaffirmances

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reversals

Key Background Trump over the weekend walked back threats to launch major attacks on Iran, part of a pattern of reversals throughout the course of conflict. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Traders profit when prices jump up and down, and with his taste for cliffhangers, threats and policy reversals, Trump provides plenty of potentially market-moving content. — Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

The reversals are especially profitable, allowing traders to win both ways — jumping ahead of stocks moving up or down to a post threatening something, then cashing out within thousandths of a second, then betting the other way. — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

The reversals are especially profitable, allowing traders to win both ways — jumping ahead of stocks moving up or down to a post threatening something, then cashing out within thousands of a second, then betting the other way. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026

The United States is in the grips of one of the most drastic reversals of green energy infrastructure currently underway on our increasingly warm world. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 9 July 2026

Both reversals amounted to a financial death knell for his campaign. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Short dramas are about big emotions and dramatic reversals; the heroes and villains are generally clearly delineated. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026

For more on Lilly granting access of its drug to one person, go here; to read more on M&A, go here; to learn more about the hair loss drug, go here; and for more on the FDA’s reversals, go here and here. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 25 June 2026