Example : The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back.

Synonyms : backtrack, double back

Example : We reverted to the old rules.

Synonyms : regress, retrovert, return, revert

Example : Drive away potential burglars.
Drive away bad thoughts.
Dispel doubts.
The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers.

Synonyms : chase away, dispel, drive away, drive off, drive out, run off

Example : Arrest the downward trend.
Check the growth of communism in South East Asia.
Contain the rebel movement.
Turn back the tide of communism.

Synonyms : arrest, check, contain, hold back, stop

Synonyms : invert, reverse