EGAVE

turnabout

About 0.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun The act of turning about so as to face in the opposite direction.
  2. noun A change from one thing to its opposite, or from a situation to the reverse.
  3. noun A reversal of a decision or opinion etc; a change of mind or flip-flop.
  4. noun A three-point turn or any similar act of turning around, with the same outcome, regardless of how many repeated forward-reverse maneuvers it takes.
  5. noun A merry-go-round.

Similar words

turnaround reversal reverse change of mind reversion flip-flop about-turn u-turn turn swing

Often followed by

in is of was from and on that for

Word family

turnabouts

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