turned around
Changed direction completely
Turned around describes a reversal of direction, position, or fortune.
Physically, someone who has turned around is now facing the opposite way: I turned around and she was gone.
For situations, it means transformed from bad to good: The company turned around after new management arrived.
To get turned around is to become disoriented or lost: I got turned around in the unfamiliar neighborhood.
- reversedFlipped to opposite orientation
- flippedReversed position suddenly
- rotatedTurned on axis
- pivotPoint of rotation
- recoverRegain health or possession
inverted · spin · swivel · redirected · looked back · transformed · backward · about-face · about face · comeback · twist · rectify · rethink · rebounded · back on track · glanced · reorganize · restore
turned aroundkept going
Maintained forward motion
pressed on · carried on · forged ahead · kept on · went on
turned arounddeteriorated
Became worse over time
declined · worsened · fell apart · collapsed · tanked
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