turnbacks
Fabric folded back
Turnbacks are people who are stopped and sent back, typically at a border or checkpoint, after attempting to cross or enter.
The term appears frequently in immigration contexts, where authorities track the number of turnbacks alongside apprehensions and gotaways.
Border patrol reported over ten thousand turnbacks last month.
In sewing and tailoring, turnbacks refer to fabric that is folded back on itself, such as cuffs or lapels.
Return to prior condition
- undoingCause of destruction
- repealAnnul a statute
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
- annulmentDeclared void from start
overturning · nullification · retraction · cancellation · rescission · countermand · invalidation · abolition
Act of taking away
- fallbackAlternative if primary fails
- pullbackWithdrawal or reduction
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
recoil · disengagement · retrograde · about-face · reversal · retracing
Act of declining
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
- dismissalRemoval from position
turndown · spurn · decline · nonacceptance · disallowance · veto · nix · thumbs-down
Legal expulsion from country
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- migrantOne who relocates
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
checkpoint · enforcement · detention · removal · rejection · crossing · patrol
rollback
Return to prior condition
- undoingCause of destruction
- repealAnnul a statute
- revocationOfficial cancellation of privilege
annulment · overturning · nullification · retraction · cancellation · rescission · countermand · invalidation · abolition · flip-flop
withdrawal
Act of taking away
backtracking · recoil · disengagement · retrograde · about-face · reversal · retracing
refusal
Act of declining
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection
- repudiationFormal refusal to accept
dismissal · turndown · spurn · decline · nonacceptance · disallowance · veto · nix · thumbs-down · disapproval
deportation
Legal expulsion from country
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- migrantOne who relocates
immigration · checkpoint · enforcement · detention · removal · rejection · crossing · patrol
turnbacksadmissions
Acts of letting in
entries · entrants · pass-throughs · acceptances · welcomes
turnbackscompleters
Those who finish tasks
finishers · continuers · arrivals · through-hikers · perseverers