What is another word for reversal?
Synonyms for reversal
rɪˈvɜr səlre·ver·sal
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Princeton's WordNet
reversalnoun
a change from one state to the opposite state
"there was a reversal of autonomic function"
Synonyms:
volte-face, reverse, reversion, policy change, turnabout, turn around, transposition, flip-flop, blow, black eye, change of mind, turnaround, about-face, setbackAntonyms:
affirmationreverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eyenoun
an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Synonyms:
nose candy, turnabout, puff, turnaround, setback, snow, about-face, opposite, change of mind, gust, shock, black eye, reverse, flip-flop, verso, policy change, volte-face, mouse, turn around, shiner, contrary, bump, blow, transposition, coke, reversion, blast, reverse gearAntonyms:
affirmationreversal, turn aroundnoun
turning in an opposite direction or position
"the reversal of the image in the lens"
Synonyms:
volte-face, reverse, reversion, policy change, turnabout, turn around, transposition, flip-flop, blow, black eye, change of mind, turnaround, about-face, setbackAntonyms:
affirmationreversal, change of mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaroundnoun
a decision to reverse an earlier decision
Synonyms:
turnabout, turnaround, setback, about-face, change of mind, black eye, reverse, flip-flop, policy change, volte-face, thong, turn around, turnround, turnaround time, blow, transposition, reversionAntonyms:
affirmationreversalnoun
a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
Synonyms:
volte-face, reverse, reversion, policy change, turnabout, turn around, transposition, flip-flop, blow, black eye, change of mind, turnaround, about-face, setbackAntonyms:
affirmationreversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaroundnoun
turning in the opposite direction
Synonyms:
reverting, policy change, turnabout, turnaround, contrary, relapsing, lapse, about-face, regress, change of mind, backsliding, lapsing, throwback, regression, reverse, atavism, setback, verso, turnaround time, flip-flop, retrogression, black eye, volte-face, turn around, turnround, relapse, blow, transposition, opposite, retroversion, reversion, reverse gearAntonyms:
affirmationtransposition, reversalnoun
the act of reversing the order or place of
Synonyms:
turnabout, turnaround, setback, transposition, about-face, change of mind, black eye, reverse, substitution, flip-flop, heterotaxy, policy change, volte-face, turn around, replacement, switch, blow, permutation, reversionAntonyms:
affirmationabout-face, volte-face, reversal, policy changenoun
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, about turn, flip-flop, change of mind, black eye, turnaround, about-face, setbackAntonyms:
affirmation
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
reversalnoun
Synonyms:
repeal, revocation, annulment
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "reversal":
inversion, overthrow, rollback, reversing, reverse, rollover, turnaround, reversion, revert, u-turn, investment, setback, cancellation, revocation, roll-over, annulment, reverting, reversed, about-turn, backspace, shift
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1166 | investment | |
#1810 | switch | |
#2274 | snow | |
#2382 | mouse | |
#2540 | blow | |
#2564 | replacement | |
#3711 | shift | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#4602 | shock | |
#5425 | opposite | |
#6477 | blast | |
#6811 | contrary | |
#7191 | cancellation | |
#7461 | thong | |
#8636 | regression | |
#10588 | bump | |
#11441 | substitution | |
#12447 | reversed | |
#12559 | coke | |
#15621 | reversal | |
#17108 | revocation | |
#17626 | rollover | |
#17866 | turnaround | |
#18108 | puff | |
#20021 | revert | |
#20477 | inversion | |
#21097 | lapse | |
#21804 | setback | |
#22901 | reversing | |
#25141 | relapse | |
#26114 | gust | |
#27471 | overthrow | |
#30176 | verso | |
#31016 | throwback | |
#32657 | permutation | |
#32770 | rollback | |
#39147 | regress | |
#40939 | reversion | |
#42525 | transposition | |
#44872 | backspace | |
#47996 | annulment | |
#48948 | shiner | |
#52350 | reverting | |
#75553 | relapsing | |
#100874 | turnabout | |
#111234 | lapsing | |
#114563 | backsliding | |
#158119 | retrogression | |
#248648 | atavism |
How to use reversal in a sentence?
Questioning the reversal was correct, but the CDC’s guidance was spot on.
For the lion's share of the year, money was coming out of domestic equity funds, this could be a reversal of that trend.
The dramatic reversal of The Federal Reserve liquidity... will collapse the pandemic era bubble in crypto currencies, money losing tech companies and meme stocks.
I think the image, for me, that most sums up where we are in the labor market is [the chart in this tweet] by Bloomberg’s chief economist [Michael McDonough], which shows that mentions of job cuts are now higher than mentions of labor shortages in earnings calls, that’s a big reversal after 2021 and 2022 were very much the years of the labor shortage and everyone was talking about how they were struggling to find workers.
The chances of reversal in the Supreme Court are small -- they always are.
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