Synonyms and antonyms of To change your opinion, attitudes or behaviour in British Thesaurus

change your mind ()

to change a decision or an opinion

see reason/sense ()

to change a decision because you realize that you are wrong

adapt (verb)

to change your ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation

revise (verb)

to change your opinion or judgment of someone or something

move on ()

to change your ideas, attitudes, behaviour etc

renounce (verb)

formal to state formally that you no longer believe in something or support something

come round ()

to change your opinion or decision because someone has persuaded you to agree with them

capitulate (verb)

formal to stop opposing what someone wants and agree to it, usually because they are stronger than you

move with the times ()

to change your ideas or behaviour as the world or the situation changes

turn against ()

to stop liking or supporting someone or something and to start opposing them

abandon (verb)

to stop believing or supporting an idea

accommodate (yourself) to something ()

to change your attitudes and behaviour in order to deal with a new situation

alternate (verb)

to choose one thing or situation and then another, and keep repeating that pattern

backpedal (verb)

to show that you are no longer certain about a previous opinion, intention, or promise

betray (verb)

if you betray your beliefs or principles, you do something that does not agree with them

blow hot and cold ()

to change your mind a lot about whether you like someone or something

break faith with ()

to stop supporting a person or idea

cave in ()

to suddenly stop opposing something, especially because people have persuaded you

change horses in midstream ()

to change your mind about something in the middle of doing it

change sides ()

to stop supporting one person or group in an argument and start supporting the other

change your/someone’s mind (about something) ()

to change your/someone else’s decision or opinion

change your tune ()

to start saying something different about a subject or situation, or to start behaving in a different way

chop and change ()

to keep changing from one thing to another

clean up your act (informal)

informal to start behaving in a more suitable and sensible way

come down/back to earth ()

to start normal life again after a time of great happiness or excitement

come over to ()

to change your position or opinion and start supporting someone you were arguing or fighting with

contradict yourself ()

to say the opposite of what you have said before

convert (verb)

to change your beliefs, especially your religious beliefs, or to persuade someone to do this

cross over ()

to stop supporting one group and start supporting another

depart from ()

to not use the usual way of doing something

deradicalize (verb)

to cause someone with extreme views to become more moderate

do a 180/one-eighty (noun)

mainly American to change your mind and do something completely different from what you originally intended

ease up ()

to become less severe towards someone

flip (verb)

to change suddenly from one subject, activity, or opinion to another

flip-flop (verb)

informal to change your opinion completely in a way that annoys other people

get away from ()

to stop having a particular idea or belief that is old-fashioned or not helpful

give (verb)

if someone gives, they agree to change a decision, opinion, or intention

give up ()

to stop thinking or believing something

go/get back to basics ()

to start paying more attention to the most important aspects of something

jump (verb)

to move quickly from one idea to another, in a way that is confusing or wrong

make an exception ()

to deal with someone or something in a different way from usual on a particular occasion only

mellow (verb)

if you mellow, or if something mellows you, you become gentler, wiser, and easier to talk to, especially because of age or experience

melt (verb)

to become kinder and more sympathetic

no more Mr Nice Guy ()

used for saying that you are going to stop being so kind and polite to someone

oscillate (verb)

to continuously change your feelings, opinions, or decisions from one extreme position to the other

outgrow (verb)

to become bigger, more successful, more popular etc, in a way that makes your previous methods or activities no longer suitable

realign (verb)

if a country, organization etc realigns itself, it decides to support different ideas or groups

recant (verb)

formal to state publicly that you no longer believe something, especially that you no longer have a religious belief or no longer support a political idea

reinvent yourself ()

to change the way that you behave or the things that you do so that people think of you as a different kind of person

relent (verb)

to change your mind about not allowing something to happen or not letting someone do something

retreat (verb)

to change your ideas, opinion, or decision because of criticism or opposition from other people

reverse (verb)

to change your views, policies etc to the opposite ones

reverse yourself ()

to change a decision that you have made, for example because people have criticized it

revise (verb)

to state a new amount after changing your opinion or judgment

row back ()

to slightly change something that you previously said, or to slightly change your opinion on an issue

see the error of your ways ()

to realize that you are wrong in what you have done or believed

shift gears ()

to start thinking or acting in a new way, especially more quickly than before

shift your ground ()

to change your opinion, especially about something that you seemed very certain of

soften (verb)

to become kinder and less severe, or to make someone or something do this

swing (verb)

to change from one emotion, condition, idea etc to another, or to make someone or something change in this way

tergiversate (verb)

formalshowing disapproval to change your beliefs or change your support from one person or group to another

thaw (verb)

to become more friendly

toughen (verb)

to become more strict, or to make something more strict

transcend (verb)

formal to become free of negative attitudes, thoughts, or feelings that limit what you can achieve

transfer (verb)

to stop giving your time or support to one person or thing and give it to another

turn over a new leaf ()

to change your life by starting to be a better person or stopping a bad habit

vacillate (verb)

formal to keep changing your ideas about something

veer (verb)

to change in a sudden or noticeable way, for example in your opinion or mood

weaken (verb)

if someone weakens about an opinion or a decision, they become less certain about it

the worm turns ()

used for saying that someone who has been treated badly for a long time suddenly stops accepting this situation and becomes stronger