Synonyms for about-face
əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs, əˈbaʊtˈfeɪs; əˌbaʊtˈfeɪsabout-face

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1. about-face, about turnnoun

   act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation

   Synonyms:
   volte-face, about turn, reversal, policy change

2. about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy changeverb

   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, reversal, about turn, flip-flop, change of mind, black eye, turnaround, setback

3. about-faceverb

   turn, usually 180 degrees

4. about-faceverb

   change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint

Matched Categories

1. • Rethink
   • Turn

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1. List of paraphrases for "about-face":

   about-turn, turnaround

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How to use about-face in a sentence?

1. The George:

   Some of these people reasonably believe that unless they can brandish or, if necessary, use a handgun in the face of attack, they may be murdered, raped, or suffer some other serious injury.

2. Demetrice Naulings:

   When you tell your friend that you're gonna take care of him, and then to walk out of there and he's not with you, is something that's going to hurt and haunt, you remember that face that he gave you, that face that said: 'Don't let go. If you make it, make sure I make it too.'.

3. Jonathan Wober:

   This is an all too rare example of an airline management team setting a clear path and sticking to it, in the face of strong opposition from unions.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson,:

   There is a mortifying experience in particular, which does not fail to wreak itself also in the general history; I mean the foolish face of praise, the forced smile which we put on in company where we do not feel at ease in answer to conversation which does not interest us.

5. Cory Mills:

   This is an attempt to save face by the administration for the Americans they left behind. This is a woman with three children from age 15 all the way down to two-years-old. And they did nothing to try to expedite this… But at the very last minute you have these ‘senior officials’ at the State Department trying to claim credit for this like ‘oh yeah look what we've done,' it's like we carried the ball to the 99-and-a-half yard line and them taking it that last half yard and being like ‘look what we did.’.