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Synonyms for about-face
əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs, əˈbaʊtˈfeɪs; əˌbaʊtˈfeɪsabout-face

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. about-face, about turnnoun

    act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation

    Synonyms:
    volte-face, about turn, reversal, policy change

  2. about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy changeverb

    a major change in attitude or principle or point of view

    "an about-face on foreign policy"

    Synonyms:
    volte-face, blow, reverse, reversion, policy change, turnabout, turn around, transposition, reversal, about turn, flip-flop, change of mind, black eye, turnaround, setback

  3. about-faceverb

    turn, usually 180 degrees

  4. about-faceverb

    change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint

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PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "about-face":

    about-turn, turnaround

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How to use about-face in a sentence?

  1. Bill Hillsman:

    Obama isn't that much different from Trump. He was promising big change, he managed to look like an outsider and a fresh face, and he got people to believe in him, not just in what he was promising issues-wise and policy-wise, many of these independents now see in Trump what they wanted Obama to provide. The Donald is most definitely outside the system, yet people feel like they know him.

  2. Mitt Romney:

    I believe with all my heart and soul that we face another time for choosing, one that will have profound consequences for the Republican Party and more importantly, for the country.

  3. Joseph Perry:

    Sometimes people don't want to face the reality that they have a big loss, but you're not doing yourself a favor by overlooking it.

  4. Robyn Gershon:

    At this stage, somebody getting on a train visibly ill — if somebody did that, I think people would go ballistic, i don't have any face masks because, of course, they're all sold out.

  5. Jared Harris:

    I remember really very clearly coming out of the theater afterwards and seeing this look of surprise on his face. I can still hear the first laugh I got in the play a couple of minutes into being on stage, i can hear this laugh, and all I thought was,' Yes !'.


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  • [[tehdä]] [[täyskäännös]], täyskäännösFinnish
  • faire demi-tour, demi-tour, faire volte-face, revirement, volte-faceFrench
  • fare dietrofront, fare il voltagabbana, banderuola, fare il voltafaccia, dietro front, voltafaccia, voltagabbana, dietrofrontItalian
  • meia-voltaPortuguese
  • кругомRussian
  • 關於臉Chinese

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