Synonyms: revolution
Definition: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
Similar words: group action
Definition: action taken by a group of people
Synonyms: revolution
Definition: a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
Usage: the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution
Similar words: change, modification, alteration
Definition: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Usage: the change was intended to increase sales; this storm is certainly a change for the worse; the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago
Synonyms: rotation, revolution, gyration
Definition: a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
Usage: the plane made three rotations before it crashed; the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year