Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun volte-face

1 sense of volte-face

Sense 1
about-face, volte-face, reversal, policy change -- (a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy")
       => change -- (the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election")