about-face

Nouns

  • (n) act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation about turn,
  • (n) a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
    • an about-face on foreign policy
    policy change, volte-face, reversal,

Verbs

  • (v) turn, usually 180 degrees
  • (v) change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint

Synonyms

about turn policy change volte-face reversal

Words of close approximity