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volte-face

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Synonyms and Antonyms of volte-face

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

the novelist's unexpected volte-face from experimentalism to traditional narrative form

Synonyms of volte-face

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

Words Related to volte-face

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)

Phrases Synonymous with volte-face

change of heart

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