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 Expanding daily ranges, larger gaps and increasingly aggressive reversals can show that the market is becoming less stable, even before the main trend has formally broken. — Thomas Hartmann, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The remaining two reversals came from the batter’s box, with Cincinnati’s Sal Stewart and Chicago outfielder Seiya Suzuki each winning a challenge. — Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Following strong reversals from those lows, GPC went on to produce multi-year advances of approximately 180%, 375%, and 280%, respectively. — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Noun

Last week, City & State reported payments were late again this year in 3-K and Pre-K, and The New York Times later reported the same setbacks were also straining the new 2-K pilot program, renewing scrutiny of the delays.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
More than four decades ago, after months of setbacks in the war against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, thousands of young Iranian troops launched a surprise offensive that turned the tide.

— Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 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

One of the most notable about-faces on screens is a new initiative from American Airlines.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of about-faces

Noun

Now the receipts are in, showing striking progress in all three cases, with each already well on their way to cementing their reputations as the architects of some of the most remarkable corporate turnarounds of our era.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of turnarounds

Noun

Entry denials have risen sharply over the past year and for reasons that did not constitute grounds for denial previously, including suspicions of anti-Israel views, say Israeli lawyers who represent travelers who were denied entry.

— Daniel Estrin, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Read more from Liz on the details of the ADA’s denials and how those involved have reacted.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of denials

Noun

But Silicon Valley men seem to be shying away from showing their legs at the office as the stereotype of the scruffy tech genius in shorts and flip-flops fades.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
This was an era long before people paraded through hotels in flip-flops, yoga pants and workout bras.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

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