volte face
[noun]
Synonyms: reversal, about-face, changeabout, reverse, reversement, reversion, right-about, right-about-face, turn, turnabout
[verb]
Synonyms: turn, avert, deflect, divert, pivot, sheer, veer, wheel, whip, whirl

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Related Words: about-face, face (about), right-about-face

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

volte-face /ˌvɒlt ˈfæsˌ -ˈfɑːs $ ˌvɒːlt ˈfɑːs/ noun [countable usually singular]
formal a change to a completely opposite opinion or plan of action Synonym : U-turn

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

a volte-face
[formal]
a sudden change of a belief or plan to the opposite of what it was before.
In the early 90's he made a complete political volte-face, moving from the Republican Party to the Democrats.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲