Synonyms of revolution

1. revolution, change, alteration, modification: usage: a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving; "the industrial revolution was also a cultural revolution"
2. revolution, group action: usage: the overthrow of a government by those who are governed
3. rotation, revolution, gyration, turning, turn: usage: a single complete turn (axial or orbital); "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year"