change by reversal vs flip-flop

flip-flop vs change by reversal

change by reversal is not a noun while flip-flop is a noun.

change by reversal and flip-flop both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
change by reversal	No	No	Yes	No
flip-flop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, flip-flop is a hyponym of change by reversal; that is, flip-flop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than change by reversal:

change by reversal: change to the contrary
flip-flop: reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Other hyponyms of change by reversal include alternate, flip, interchange, switch, tack, turn the tables, turn the tide, commutate, exchange, switch, switch over, correct, rectify, right, falsify, commute, permute, transpose, metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify, regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back, desynchronise, desynchronize, deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow, undo.

change by reversal (noun)	flip-flop (noun)
	a backward somersault
	an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states
	a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe
	a decision to reverse an earlier decision

change by reversal (verb)	flip-flop (verb)
change to the contrary	reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

Difference between change by reversal and flip-flop

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