change by reversal vs turn back

turn back vs change by reversal

change by reversal and turn back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
change by reversal	No	No	Yes	No
turn back	No	No	Yes	No

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

change by reversal: change to the contrary
turn back: go back to a previous state

Other hyponyms of change by reversal include alternate, flip-flop, 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, desynchronise, desynchronize, deconsecrate, desecrate, unhallow, undo.

change by reversal (verb)	turn back (verb)
change to the contrary	go back to a previous state
	turn inside out or upside down
	hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
	retrace one's course
	force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

Difference between change by reversal and turn back

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