realignverb [ T ]
uk/ˌriː.əˈlaɪn/us/ˌriː.əˈlaɪn/to put something into a new or correct position:
She realigned the books along the edge of the shelf.
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Balance and imbalance
- accord
- accord with sth
- align
- alignment
- balance (sth) out/up
- balance of power
- balanced
- equilibrium
- harmonize
- harmony
- imbalance
- jar
- off balance
- offset
- on an even keel idiom
- one man's loss is another man's gain idiom
- square (sth) with sth
- strike a balance idiom
- symmetry
- wash
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realign yourself (with sb/sth)
to change your ideas or policies so that they are the same as those of another person or group:
Several politicians left the party and realigned themselves with the opposition.
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Changing your mind
- 180
- about-turn
- back away
- back out
- backpedal
- change of heart idiom
- change your tune idiom
- climbdown
- cold
- come round
- move
- oscillate
- pendulum
- pull
- pull (sb/sth) out
- reassess
- seesaw
- time-server
- U-turn
- volte-face
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realignment
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌriː.əˈlaɪn.mənt/us/ˌriː.əˈlaɪn.mənt/
This war will inevitably lead to a realignment of/within European politics.