change of direction

Noun

Meaning

the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

u-turn refraction turning substitution turnaround flip-flop reorientation about-face switcheroo

Hypernyms

change

Hyponyms

turn reverse reversal reversion turnaround turnabout

Examples

Forward movement is not helpful if what is needed is a change of direction. David Fleming

Pierre Teilhard was a consistent personalist. In his youth he may well have experienced the 'fascination of the impersonal and generalized' and confused them with the universal; but as soon as he began to develop his thought, he made a complete change of direction. Henri de Lubac

Close letter words and terms

change of clothes change of color change of course change of emotions change of gender change of heart