turn-back

Verbs

  • (v) retrace one's course
    • The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back
    backtrack, double back,
  • (v) go back to a previous state
    • We reverted to the old rules
    retrovert, revert, regress, return,
  • (v) force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
    • Drive away potential burglars
    • drive away bad thoughts
    • dispel doubts
    • The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers
    chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off,
  • (v) hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
    • Arrest the downward trend
    • Check the growth of communism in South East Asia
    • Contain the rebel movement
    • Turn back the tide of communism
    hold back, arrest, contain, stop, check,
  • (v) turn inside out or upside down reverse, invert,

Synonyms

backtrack double back retrovert revert regress return chase away dispel drive away drive off drive out run off hold back arrest contain stop check reverse invert

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