Turnabout is fair play.
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Turnabout
Synonyms for "turnabout" (165 found)
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Noun(5 words)
about faceabout-faceabout-turnaccommodationadaptationadjustmentafterthoughtafterthoughtsalterationameliorationapostasyapostateback trackback trailbackingbacking offbacking outbacking upbacksliderbacksliding
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changeablenesscollaborationistcollaboratorconstructive changecontinuityconversionconvertcowarddefectiondefectordegenerationdegenerative changedeserterdeteriorationdeviationdifferencediscontinuitydisenchantmentdivergencediversification
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diversiondiversityfifth columnistfittingflipflip flopflip-flopgradual changeimprovementinversionlapsemature judgmentmeliorationmitigationmodificationmodulationmugwumpoverthrowproselytequalificationquislingquitterradical change
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ratre creationre-creationrealignmentrecidivationrecidivismrecidivistreclamationreconversionrecreantredesignreformreformationregressregressionrehabilitationreinstatementrelapseremakingrenegade
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renegadorenegaterenewalreshapingrestitutionrestorationrestructuringretrocessionretrogradationretrogressionretroversionreturnreturningreversalreversereversingreversionreversionistrevertingrevivalrevivificationrevolutionrevulsionright-aboutright-about-facerunagateschismaticsecedersecessionistsecond thoughtsseparatistshiftslipping backstrikebreakersudden changeswingaroundswitchtergiversanttergiversatingtergiversationtergiversatortotal changetraitortransitionturnturnaroundturncoatturningturntailupheavalvariationvarietyviolent changevolte facevolte-faceworsening
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10 entrieschangechange of directiondecidingdecision makingliterary devicemotionnarrative devicereorientationstory elementtransformation
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10 entriesabout-faceattitude shiftdramatic reversalopinion changepivotplot twistpolicy reversalstance reversalturn of eventsu-turn
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6 entriesInflections
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1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
It is a fine dance, fast and intricate, with many turnabouts. The women's long black hair swirls as they turn; […]
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Any idea of how many transsexuals there are in America? About 10,000, some 1500 of whom have changed their sex by surgery. The male-to-female turnabout costs $3000-$5000, while the female-to-male process runs up to $12,000.
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