Synonyms and antonyms of A change of opinion in British Thesaurus

about-turn (noun)

British a big change in your opinion or attitude to something, so that it is almost the opposite of what it was before

climb-down (noun)

British a change of attitude in which someone admits that they were wrong

shift (noun)

a change in something, for example in someone’s ideas or opinions

conversion (noun)

a change in someone’s beliefs, especially their religious beliefs

turnabout (noun)

an important change in a situation or in someone’s opinion or attitude

somersault (noun)

a sudden change from one policy or opinion to another very different one

leap (noun)

a big change in the way that you think or in what you do

volte-face (noun)

formal a sudden and complete change of opinion or plan. A more usual word is U-turn.

a change of heart ()

a situation in which you change your opinion about someone or something

on second thoughts ()

used when you want to change something that you have just said, often to say the opposite

tergiversation (noun)

formalshowing disapproval the act of changing your beliefs or changing your support from one person or group to another

buyer's remorse (noun)

a feeling of regret or guilt after you have bought something you no longer want

buyer's remorse (noun)

a feeling of regret after you have made a big decision with serious consequences that you think may have been the wrong decision

about-face (noun)

mainly American an about-turn

a change of direction/course ()

a situation in which someone starts doing something completely new or different

caprice (noun)

a sudden and unexpected change of opinion or behaviour without any good reason

deradicalization (noun)

a process or programme by which someone with extreme views is persuaded to become more moderate

drift (noun)

a slow and gradual change from one situation or opinion to another

flip-flop (noun)

mainly Americaninformal an instance of someone changing their opinion completely in a way that annoys other people

in a bad/new/different etc light ()

used for talking about people’s opinion of a particular person or thing

movement (noun)

a change in someone’s attitude, opinion, or behaviour, especially over a period of time

oscillation (noun)

formal the process of continuously changing your feelings, opinions, or decisions from one extreme position to the other

reaction (noun)

an attitude of wanting to do things in a different way from the way that they were done in the past

reappraisal (noun)

an occasion when you consider an attitude or situation again

retreat (noun)

a change in a person’s or organization’s ideas, opinion, or decision after they have been criticized or opposed

swing (noun)

a change from one emotion, idea, condition etc to another

tilt (noun)

a slight change in people’s opinion or attitude

turnaround (noun)

an important change in opinions or attitudes

U-turn (noun)

a sudden and complete change of policy by a government or by someone in authority. This word usually shows that you do not approve of someone who does this