7
sternway(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
6
about-face(noun, change, disorder, shift, disturbance)
5
annulment(noun, back, slow, recall, backward)
5
cancellation(noun, back, slow, recall, backward)
5
change of mind(noun, expression, idiom)
5
decline(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
5
return(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
discouragement(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
error(noun, back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
4
turnround
3
U-turn(noun, change, shift, recall, improvement)
3
afterthought
3
anachronism(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backspace(back, return, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
backwardation(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
bloomer(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
change(noun, shift, improvement, replacement, reversal)
3
checkmate(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
come back(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
3
descent(back, slow, backward, reverse direction)
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