Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of turnabout Walz’s announcement marks a stunning turnabout for the Minnesota governor, who less than two years ago was tapped as the 2024 vice presidential nominee and was widely floated as a potential 2028 White House candidate. —

Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2026 The rapid turnabout raises questions about the status of the investigation and the community’s safety three days after a suspect opened fire on the Ivy League campus, killing two students and injuring nine others. —

Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025 That decline, a sharp turnabout from October, was led by businesses with fewer than 50 workers, which saw their payroll numbers sink by 120,000. —

Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025 The bread-and-butter advantage among Democrats marked a sharp turnabout. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for turnabout

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reversal

Noun

Cano was given the overdose-reversal drug Narcan as a precaution, authorities said.

— City News Service, Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Know More The tariff reversal marks the latest turn in a volatile period for South Africa’s access to the US market.

— Sam Mkokeli, semafor.com, 23 Feb. 2026