about-face

about-face
n
1. reversal, turnabout, turnaround, rightabout, switch, Sl. switcheroo, Inf. flip-flop, Inf. a 180°; backtracking, back-pedaling; change of heart, second thought, Inf. a different tune or song; tergiversation.
2. retraction, retractation, withdrawal, recantation, palinode, abjuration; repudiation, renunciation, defection, bolting, going over, apostasy.
v
3. turn around, do an about face; back down or out of, renege, backtrack, backpedal, shift one's ground, Inf. flip-flop, do a flip-flop, do an about-face, Inf. do a 180°, sing a different song or tune; change one's mind, tergiversate.
4. retract, disavow, recant, unsay, withdraw, take back, Inf. eat or swallow one's words; deny, gainsay, renounce, forswear, abjure; repudiate, disclaim, disown.

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