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Synonyms for about-face
əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs, əˈbaʊtˈfeɪs; əˌbaʊtˈfeɪsabout-face
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Princeton's WordNet
about-face, about turnnoun
act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation
Synonyms:
volte-face, about turn, reversal, policy changeabout-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, setbackabout-faceverb
turn, usually 180 degrees
about-faceverb
change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#2540 | blow | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#15621 | reversal | |
#17866 | turnaround | |
#21804 | setback | |
#40939 | reversion | |
#42525 | transposition | |
#100874 | turnabout |
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At the end of the day, to our European friends, this is not working. You can go to Moscow until you turn blue in the face. Stand up to what is clearly a lie and a danger.
Passenger traffic remained resilient in the face of the global uncertainties that beleaguered many economies in 2013 and 2014, international tourism, in particular, was irrepressible in 2014 considering the geopolitical risks that have persisted in certain parts of the world, such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The Ebola outbreak also presented significant challenges to the aviation sector.
We felt like we had to be closeted, we had to be quiet about it or we would face a backlash and bullying, and I just got tired of the narrative of hate. You know, you’re a racist, you’re a bigot, you’re this, you’re that -- people losing jobs, all because they voted for our now elected president.
Russia is known to use many tools to prevent its citizens from being extradited to the United States to face criminal charges, it should not come as a surprise that filing a competing extradition request is one of those tools.
All you need to do is just look at his face and you can see the kindness in him ..., i think we connect every time we have a concert.
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