REVERSALS Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

reversals

noun

plural of reversal

as in setbacks

a change in status for the worse usually temporarily the company's long-term strategy is sound, and they should be able to weather this latest reversal

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status quos

as in hesitations

a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite parents need to be consistent in their discipline policy, as reversals will only undermine the whole process

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Recent Examples of reversals Pharmaceutical companies will be looking for changes at the agency, too, after rejections or reversals of biotech drugs intended for rare diseases. — Matthew Perrone, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 Pharmaceutical companies will also be looking for changes at the agency, following rejections or reversals of biotech drugs intended for rare diseases. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Initially attributed to a data error, the department now states some reversals were deliberate to correct system errors. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Traders profit when prices jump up and down, and with his taste for cliffhangers, threats and policy reversals, Trump provides plenty of potentially market-moving content. — Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 The reversals are especially profitable, allowing traders to win both ways — jumping ahead of stocks moving up or down to a post threatening something, then cashing out within thousands of a second, then betting the other way. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 The United States is in the grips of one of the most drastic reversals of green energy infrastructure currently underway on our increasingly warm world. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 9 July 2026 Both reversals amounted to a financial death knell for his campaign. — Terry Collins, USA Today, 7 July 2026 Short dramas are about big emotions and dramatic reversals; the heroes and villains are generally clearly delineated. — Lavender Au, The Dial, 30 June 2026

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Noun

Trump has placed tariffs at the center of his agenda throughout his second term in the White House, though his use of the economic tool has faced some major legal setbacks and stoked heated pushback from other countries.

— Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Instead, the program faced regulatory hurdles, technical setbacks, and noise complaints from residents.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of setbacks

Noun

The market’s message is often beguiling and inscrutable, with frequent overshoots and crowd-humiliating turnabouts that would be so satisfying to see coming in advance.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
So why, Ghosh wonders, are such rapid turnabouts so rarely present in the genre?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

Definition of turnabouts

Noun

Ads, in fact, represent one of the biggest about-faces for Netflix, given that choosing to go down this road required the company building an entirely new infrastructure — from ad tech and measurement tools, to sales teams and advertiser relationships.

— Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
The Chapek chapter and previous succession about-faces that saw presumed heirs-apparent like Tom Staggs leave the company were blemishes on Iger’s otherwise strong record.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of about-faces

Noun

Malfitano brings more than 25 years of experience advising companies across the retail, industrial and commercial sectors on restructurings, turnarounds and asset transactions.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Some CFOs have decided to retire while other finance chiefs are being tapped to steer turnarounds or AI initiatives, for example.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of turnarounds

Noun

Police previously released doorbell camera footage of Karen Solomon walking down a street in a T-shirt, shorts and flip-flops early Tuesday morning, just minutes after officers responded to a call from the home.

— Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Worcester police said doorbell camera footage captured Karen Solomon walking down a nearby street wearing a T-shirt, shorts and flip-flops just minutes after officers arrived at the home.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

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