Synonyms and related words :
backfire, bloodless revolution, bouleversement, breakdown, breakup, cataclysm, catastrophe, clean slate, clean sweep, comeback, computer revolution, convulsion, counterattack, counterblast, counterblow, counterfire, counterinsurgency, countermeasure, counterstep, counterstroke, debacle, defense, overthrow, overturn, palace revolution, radical change, retort, revolt, revolution, revolutionary war, revulsion, spasm, striking alteration, subversion, sweeping change, tabula rasa, technological revolution, total change, transilience, upset, violent change