reversal
Direction suddenly changed
Reversal is a change to the opposite direction, position, or course of action.
A court may issue a reversal of a lower court's decision.
A reversal of fortune turns success into failure or vice versa.
In medicine, a reversal undoes a previous procedure: vasectomy reversal.
The word implies not just change but complete turnabout: a reversal of policy, role reversal.
180-degree driving reversal
- about-faceFull directional reversal
- pivotPoint of rotation
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- inversionReversal of position
flip · turnabout · volte-face · backtrack · doubling back · rotation · transposition · mirror image
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- swapExchange one for another
- flipQuick turning motion
- toggleTwo-position switch
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
transposition · inversion · conversion · shift · changeover · alternation · interchange · substitution
Declared void from start
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
- invalidationAct of nullifying
repeal · abrogation · quashing · overruling · vacating · countermand · retraction · voiding
Recovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- reboundReturn after deflection
- rallyGathering for a cause
revival · upswing · bounceback · improvement · redemption · renaissance · rejuvenation · regeneration
Return to former state
- backslideRevert to bad habits
- relapseReturn to former illness
- setbackReverse in progress
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
retrogression · degeneration · fallback · recession · retreat · devolution · ebb · wane
Rotating motion or surprise
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- plot twistSudden narrative redirection
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- turnaboutComplete change of direction
u-turn
180-degree driving reversal
- about-faceFull directional reversal
- pivotPoint of rotation
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
inversion · flip · turnabout · volte-face · backtrack · doubling back · rotation · transposition · mirror image · backwards
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
exchange · transposition · inversion · conversion · shift · changeover · alternation · interchange · substitution · trading places
annulment
Declared void from start
- rescissionFormal annulment of agreements
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- nullificationFormal cancellation of validity
invalidation · repeal · abrogation · quashing · overruling · vacating · countermand · retraction · voiding · set aside
comeback
Recovery after decline
- resurgenceReturn after dormancy
- turnaroundShift in opposite direction
- reboundReturn after deflection
rally · revival · upswing · bounceback · improvement · redemption · renaissance · rejuvenation · regeneration · restoration
regression
Return to former state
deterioration · retrogression · degeneration · fallback · recession · retreat · devolution · ebb · wane · slippage
twist
Rotating motion or surprise
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- plot twistSudden narrative redirection
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- 180° turnsabout-face, U-turn, half turn, semicircle, turnaround
- rearrangementsrearrangement, reshuffle, reorder, permutation, transpose
- Wrestling GamesWWE, WWF, WWE Raw, wrestling ring, wrestlers
- going backwardsregression, throwback, relapse, backslide, retreat
- McLuhanglobal village, tetrad, visual space, retrieval, obsolescence
- comedycomedy, jokes, humor, puns, sarcasm
reversalcontinuation
Act of proceeding further
progress · advancement · forward motion · progression · continuance
reversalaffirmation
Positive statement of truth
upholding · confirmation · validation · ratification · endorsement
reversalbreakthrough
Sudden important advance
windfall · stroke of luck · upturn · serendipity · boon
- in reverseOpposite order direction
- role reversalsExchanged functions between parties
- reverse gearTransmission position for retreating
- reverse psychologyUrging opposite of desired outcome
- reverse engineeredDeduced from finished product
- reverse engineerAnalyze by disassembly
reverse, reversed, reversing, irreversible, reversible, reversals, reversion, irreversibly, irreversibility