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Definitions

about-face

NOUN
complete change
Synonyms
STRONGEST
U-turn policy change reversal turnabout turnaround
STRONG
change double overturning repeal retraction reverse switch turn volte-face
WEAK
180 degree turn change in direction changeabout doubleback
Antonyms
STRONG
stagnation

Example Sentences

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The Trump administration did an about-face Tuesday on an autism treatment it had promoted with great fanfare.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The about-face in oil prices quickly helped dampen a stock-market rally.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

By late 2022, with mounting losses and regulatory probes under way, Goldman did an about-face and began a slow and costly exit from consumer lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

As I chronicled the company’s about-face, I began to see the plans underway to change that.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2025

Mr. Kugler did an about-face and stayed with us until one-thirty.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank