Antonyms for volte-face
Grammar : Noun, verb |
Spell : volt-fahs, vohlt-; French vawltuh-fas |
Phonetic Transcription : vɒltˈfɑs, voʊlt-; French vɔltəˈfas |
- agreement
- anger
- approval
- be direct
- be still
- confirmation
- continue
- corroboration
- develop
- enactment
- front
- go direct
- good fortune
- good luck
- grow
- hold
- identical
- irritate
- keep
- keep to
- lose
- maintain
- make mad
- make well
- persist
- progress
- reaffirmation
- remain
- restoration
- same
- stabilize
- stagnate
- stagnation
- stay
- straighten
- success
- top
- upset
- validation
Definition of volte-face
Origin :- a reversal of opinion, 1819, French, from Italian volta faccia, literally "turn face," from volta, imper. of voltare "to turn" (from Vulgar Latin *volvita, from Latin volvere "to roll;" see volvox) + faccia (see face).
- As in reversal : noun about-face
- As in reverse : noun opposite
- As in turnabout : noun about-face
- As in U-turn : noun about-face
- As in retraction : noun recantation
- As in change of heart : noun altered attitude
- As in volte face : noun position change
- As in palinode : noun retraction
- As in recantation : noun retraction
- As in rescission : noun reversal
- As in retractation : noun retraction
- As in turnaround : noun reversal
- As in about-face : noun complete change
- As in pivot : verb revolve around center point
- As in swing : verb move back and forth; be suspended
- As in turn : verb reverse; change course
- As in veer : verb change direction
- As in deflect : verb bounce off; turn aside
- As in divert : verb turn a different direction
- It was the same as that which he had for Hincks's volte-face. '
- Extract from : « The Tribune of Nova Scotia » by W. L. (William Lawson) Grant
- For if the volte-face is general, the only embarrassment arises from not executing it.
- Extract from : « The Angel of Pain » by E. F. Benson
- But Russia's betrayal is not sufficient to account for the Serbian volte-face.
- Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin
- Such a volte-face as this was not only palpably unjust, it was altogether too nimble a bit of gymnastics for Duplay to appreciate.
- Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
- What will justify such a volte-face and with what excuse can he repudiate the principles with which he justified his takeover?
- Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
- The volte-face sounds more abrupt than it really was if it be remembered that he never had more than one object in view at a time.
- Extract from : « Sonia Between two Worlds » by Stephen McKenna
- And for all their talk of freedom, Lennan could see the volte-face his friends would be making, if they only knew.
- Extract from : « The Dark Flower » by John Galsworthy
- These four factors coalesced during 1948 and led to a reassessment of policy and, finally, to a volte-face.
- Extract from : « Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 » by Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.
- Lastly, they have, in its highest development, the capacity to make a volte-face with grace and equanimity.
- Extract from : « A Woman's Impression of the Philippines » by Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
- Bulgaria's present volte-face is no chance product of panic, but a logical step in her national policy.
- Extract from : « World's War Events, Volume III » by Various
Synonyms for volte-face
- 180
- 180 degree turn
- abjuration
- abnegation
- about-face
- abrogation
- aim
- alter
- alternate
- angle off
- annulment
- antipode
- antipole
- antithesis
- apostasy
- avert
- away
- back
- backpedaling
- backslide
- backtracking
- be contingent
- be deflected
- be pendent
- bear
- bend
- bottom
- call off
- cancellation
- capsize
- change
- change course
- change in direction
- change of direction
- change of heart
- change of mind
- change of plan
- change position
- changeabout
- contra
- contradiction
- contradictory
- contraposition
- contrary
- contraversion
- converse
- convert
- counter
- counterpole
- cover up
- curve
- cut
- dangle
- defection
- deflect
- denial
- depart
- depend
- detour
- detract
- deviate
- digress
- dip
- direct
- disavowal
- disclaimer
- disowning
- disperse
- divagate
- diverge
- divert
- double
- double back
- doubleback
- drift
- eating one's words
- face about
- fend
- flap
- flip side
- flip-flop
- fluctuate
- forswearing
- gainsaying
- get around
- glance off
- go back
- hang
- hinge
- hold off
- hook
- incline
- inverse
- inversion
- invert
- keep off
- loop
- lurch
- make a left
- make a right
- modify
- move
- nullification
- one-eighty
- oscillate
- other side
- overturning
- palinode
- palpitate
- parry
- pendulate
- pitch
- pivot
- policy change
- rear
- recall
- recantation
- rechannel
- recoil
- redirect
- reel
- regress
- regression
- relapse
- rely
- reneging
- renouncing
- repeal
- repudiation
- rescinding
- retrace
- retractation
- retraction
- retrogression
- retroversion
- return
- reversal
- reverse
- reversement
- reversion
- revert
- revocation
- revolve
- ricochet
- rock
- roll
- rotate
- sea change
- second thoughts
- sheer
- shift
- shunt
- shy
- shy away
- sidetrack
- skew
- skid
- slew
- slip
- spin
- subvert
- suspend
- sway
- swerve
- swing
- swirl
- switch
- swivel
- tack
- tergiversation
- train off
- transform
- transposition
- turn
- turn about
- turn around
- turn aside
- turn on an axis
- turnabout
- turnaround
- turning
- twirl
- twist
- U-ey
- U-turn
- underside
- undulate
- unsaying
- upset
- vary
- veer
- verso
- vibrate
- volte-face
- wag
- waggle
- wave
- wheel
- whip
- whirl
- wiggle
- wind
- withdrawal
- wobble
- wrong side
- zigzag
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