Antonyms for about-faced

Grammar : Verb

Spell : noun uh-bout-feys, uh-bout-feys; verb uh-bout-feys

Phonetic Transcription : noun əˈbaʊtˌfeɪs, əˈbaʊtˈfeɪs; verb əˌbaʊtˈfeɪs

Definition of about-faced

As in reverse : verb turn upside down or backwards
As in revert : verb return to an earlier, less-developed condition
As in shift : verb switch, fluctuate
As in turn : verb reverse; change course
As in backpedal : verb backtrack
As in backtrack : verb backpedal

Example sentences :

So Eurypelma about-faced like a flash, and Pepsis was foiled in her strategy.
Extract from : « Children's Literature » by Charles Madison Curry

They shouldered their rifles, about-faced, and marched away.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier in Italy » by Rutherford G. Montgomery

We then about-faced and retraced our steps for some distance.
Extract from : « In The Ranks » by R. E. McBride

Immediately they about-faced and stood united against the offender.
Extract from : « Cheerful--By Request » by Edna Ferber

Colonel Faison said, “Major Graham, take those three companies on the left we had about-faced down and form on railroad.”
Extract from : « The Southern Soldier Boy » by James Carson Elliott

First the column moved a mile or two in one direction, about-faced and returned over the same road.
Extract from : « Company G » by A. R. (Albert Rowe) Barlow

Synonyms for about-faced

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