turn about

ADVERB

vice versa

Synonyms

WEAK

about-face again backwards contra contrarily contrariwise contrary conversely far from it in reverse inversely mutatis mutandis on the contrary oppositely reversed the opposite way the other way around upside down

VERB

swing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

curve dangle flap fluctuate hang lurch pitch pivot rotate sway swivel turn twirl veer wave whirl wiggle wobble

STRONG

avert deflect divert oscillate palpitate reel revolve rock roll sheer shunt suspend swerve undulate vary vibrate volte-face waggle wheel

WEAK

be pendent pendulate turn on an axis wag

Antonyms

STRONG

be still stabilize

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, our otherwise exceptional stay took an unexpected turn about a week after checkout.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2025

The two bowlers got similar amounts of turn, about 2.8 degrees, though Leach got more drift – 1.56 degrees to 0.75 – and was much more accurate.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

The stolen financial information about those companies allowed Klyushin to turn a $2 million investment into nearly $21 million and the group as a whole to turn about $9 million into $93 million, prosecutors added.

From Reuters • Sep. 7, 2023

But his trajectory took an unexpected turn about five years ago when he was asked to play Scott Lang, the hero of Marvel’s “Ant-Man,” which was to be directed by Edgar Wright.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019

All the time they were to go on bleeding, turn about, until the best knight in the world had tended them and salved them with his hands.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

turn about

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