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Synonyms for volte-face
vɒltˈfɑs, voʊlt-; Fr. vɔltəˈfasvolte-face
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volte-facenoun
a reversal of policy, attitude or principle
Synonyms:
U-turn, about-face
Princeton's WordNet
about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy changenoun
a major change in attitude or principle or point of view
"an about-face on foreign policy"
Synonyms:
blow, reverse, reversion, policy change, turnabout, turn around, transposition, reversal, about turn, flip-flop, change of mind, black eye, turnaround, about-face, setback
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| #2540 | blow | |
| #3815 | reverse | |
| #15621 | reversal | |
| #17866 | turnaround | |
| #21804 | setback | |
| #40939 | reversion | |
| #42525 | transposition | |
| #100874 | turnabout |
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- takinkääntöFinnish
- [[կտրուկ]] [[շրջադարձ]]Armenian
- reviravoltaPortuguese
- крутой поворот, резкая переменаRussian
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