Meaning & use

turnabouts

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Complete reversals of position, direction, or opinion.

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The company's turnabouts on pricing confused loyal customers.

Political turnabouts like this are rare so close to an election.

A note on using this word

Related to the saying 'turnabout is fair play,' meaning it is fair to treat someone the way they treated you.

Words with a similar meaning

reversalsabout-faces

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Words with an opposite meaning

consistencies

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