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afterthought vs turnabout

turnabout vs afterthought

afterthought and turnabout both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
afterthought Yes No No No
turnabout Yes No No No
As nouns, turnabout is a hypernym of afterthought; that is, turnabout is a word with a broader meaning than afterthought:
  • afterthought: thinking again about a choice previously made
  • turnabout: a decision to reverse an earlier decision
Other hypernyms of afterthought include change of mind, flip-flop, reversal, turnaround.
afterthought (noun) turnabout (noun)
an addition that was not included in the original plan turning in the opposite direction
thinking again about a choice previously made a decision to reverse an earlier decision
Difference between afterthought and turnabout

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