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Synonyms for reverse
rɪˈvɜrsre·verse

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  1. reverseadverb

    Antonyms:
    normalise, normalize

  2. reversenoun

    The opposite of something.

    We believed the Chinese weren't ready for us. In fact, the reverse was true.

    Antonyms:
    normalize, normalise

  3. reversenoun

    Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.

    He selected reverse gear.

    Antonyms:
    normalise, normalize

  4. reversenoun

    To transpose the positions of two things.

    Antonyms:
    normalize, normalise

  5. reverseverb

    To return, come back.

    Antonyms:
    normal, normalise, normalize

  6. reverseverb

    The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

    Antonyms:
    normalize, normalise

  7. reverseverb

    The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.

    Antonyms:
    normalise, normalize

  8. reverseverb

    Antonyms:
    normalise, normalize

  9. reverseverb

    Antonyms:
    normalize, normalise

  10. reverseverb

    Antonyms:
    normalize, normalise

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. reverse

    Abolish, to do away with, bring absolutely to an end, especially as something hostile, hindering, or harmful, was formerly used of persons and material objects, a usage now obsolete except in poetry or highly figurative speech. Abolish is now used of institutions, customs, and conditions, especially those wide-spread and long existing; as, to abolish slavery, ignorance, intemperance, poverty. A building that is burned to the ground is said to be destroyed by fire. Annihilate, as a philosophical term, signifies to put absolutely out of existence. As far as our knowledge goes, matter is never annihilated, but only changes its form. Some believe that the wicked will be annihilated. Abolish is not said of laws. There we use repeal, abrogate, nullify, etc.: repeal by the enacting body, nullify by revolutionary proceedings; a later statute abrogates, without formally repealing, any earlier law with which it conflicts. An appellate court may reverse or set aside the decision of an inferior court. Overthrow may be used in either a good or a bad sense; suppress is commonly in a good, subvert always in a bad sense; as, to subvert our liberties; to suppress a rebellion. The law prohibits what may never have existed; it abolishes an existing evil. We abate a nuisance, terminate a controversy. Compare CANCEL; DEMOLISH; EXTERMINATE.

    Synonyms:
    abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, destroy, end, end, eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, nullify, obliterate, overthrow, prohibit, remove, repeal, revoke, set aside, stamp out, subvert, supplant, suppress, terminate

    Antonyms:
    authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustain

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. reverse, contrary, oppositenoun

    a relation of direct opposition

    "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

    Synonyms:
    reversal, turnabout, turnaround, setback, opposite, black eye, opposite word, verso, contrary, inverse, blow, antonym, opposition, opponent, reversion, reverse gear

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  2. reverse, reverse gearnoun

    the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

    Synonyms:
    reverse gear, verso, turnabout, contrary, reversal, blow, reversion, opposite, black eye, turnaround, setback

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  3. reverse, reversal, setback, blow, black eyenoun

    an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

    Synonyms:
    nose candy, reversal, turnabout, puff, turnaround, setback, snow, about-face, opposite, change of mind, gust, shock, black eye, flip-flop, verso, policy change, volte-face, mouse, turn around, shiner, contrary, bump, blow, transposition, coke, reversion, blast, reverse gear

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  4. reverse, versonoun

    the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

    Synonyms:
    reverse gear, verso, turnabout, contrary, reversal, blow, reversion, opposite, black eye, turnaround, setback

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  5. reversenoun

    (American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

    Synonyms:
    reverse gear, verso, turnabout, contrary, reversal, blow, reversion, opposite, black eye, turnaround, setback

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  6. reversion, reverse, reversal, turnabout, turnaroundadjective

    turning in the opposite direction

    Synonyms:
    reverting, policy change, reversal, turnabout, turnaround, contrary, relapsing, lapse, about-face, regress, change of mind, backsliding, lapsing, throwback, regression, atavism, setback, verso, turnaround time, flip-flop, retrogression, black eye, volte-face, turn around, turnround, relapse, blow, transposition, opposite, retroversion, reversion, reverse gear

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  7. rearward, reverseadjective

    directed or moving toward the rear

    "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"

    Synonyms:
    rearward(a), rearward, inverse, rear(a)

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  8. reverseadjective

    of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle

    "in reverse gear"

    Synonyms:
    inverse, rearward

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  9. inverse, reverseverb

    reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

    Synonyms:
    inverse, rearward

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  10. change by reversal, turn, reverseverb

    change to the contrary

    "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

    Synonyms:
    bend, wrick, work, plow, overthrow, change state, vacate, repeal, twist, annul, release, rick, overrule, lift, flex, invert, move around, wrench, become, turn back, turn, sour, override, overturn, grow, sprain, call on, change by reversal, turn over, rescind, revoke, ferment, deform, plough, countermand

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  11. turn back, invert, reverseverb

    turn inside out or upside down

    Synonyms:
    turn, stop, countermand, backtrack, run off, change by reversal, revoke, vacate, chase away, hold back, retrovert, regress, annul, overturn, drive out, revert, invert, check, double back, drive off, contain, overrule, lift, return, drive away, override, dispel, arrest, overthrow, rescind, repeal, turn back

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  12. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverseverb

    rule against

    "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

    Synonyms:
    turn, bring down, tip over, change by reversal, bowl over, upset, turn over, lift, vacate, annul, overthrow, countermand, subvert, rescind, invert, revoke, revolutionise, overrule, knock over, revolutionize, override, overturn, tump over, repeal, turn back

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  13. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacateverb

    cancel officially

    "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

    Synonyms:
    nullify, cabbage, revolutionise, hook, bring down, rise, wind, avoid, quash, hoist, annul, elevate, uprise, resign, empty, abandon, overrule, lift, turn over, nobble, go up, pinch, overthrow, plagiarize, arise, invert, abstract, rescind, bowl over, come up, turn back, bring up, plagiarise, pilfer, filch, change by reversal, give up, purloin, snarf, subvert, overturn, repeal, invalidate, override, raise, revolutionize, renounce, sneak, tip over, get up, upset, move up, swipe, airlift, revoke, rear, tump over, turn, face-lift, knock over, vacate, rustle, void, countermand

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

  14. invert, reverseverb

    reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

    "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"

    Synonyms:
    countermand, invert, overrule, rescind, revoke, vacate, overturn, lift, change by reversal, override, annul, overthrow, turn back, repeal, turn

    Antonyms:
    obverse, forward

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. reverseverb

    Synonyms:
    invert, turn upside down, turn end for end, turn topsy-turvy

  2. reverseverb

    Synonyms:
    overturn, overthrow, subvert

  3. reverseverb

    Synonyms:
    change to the opposite

  4. reverseverb

    Synonyms:
    annul, repeal, revoke, rescind, countermand

  5. reverseadjective

    Synonyms:
    opposite, converse

  6. reversenoun

    Synonyms:
    contrary, opposite, counterpart

  7. reversenoun

    Synonyms:
    change, vicissitude

  8. reversenoun

    Synonyms:
    misfortune, mischance, mishap, misadventure, trial, hardship, affliction, reverse of fortune

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. reversenoun

    Synonyms:
    opposite, contrary, counterpart, reversal, misfortune, failure

  2. reverseverb

    Synonyms:
    invert, overthrow, subvert, overturn, revoke, annul, rescind, countermand

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How to use reverse in a sentence?

  1. Paul Gosar:

    There is no ongoing COVID-19 emergency to justify the continuation of the national emergency declaration, cases are down and most Americans have returned to a pre-pandemic normalcy. This hardly sounds like a country under a national emergency which is why I am calling on my colleagues and Mr. Biden to reverse course and move to give the People back their say in government.

  2. Andrew Smyth:

    For example, if participants consumed the standard dietary recommendations for fruits and vegetables per day, they would get a high score in that category. The reverse happens for unhealthy food choices.

  3. Richard Isaacson:

    What we're realizing is that if we can find a drug or some sort of intervention that can slow down or reverse the disease, we'll need to use that drug as early as possible, when someone starts having symptoms of memory loss, mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer's, it's so much more difficult to treat.

  4. Michael James:

    Could (the market) reverse itself tomorrow? It's going to take a lot of good news from Greece, there are many factors playing into increased nervousness today through the rest of this week.

  5. Jamie Cox:

    Earnings are threading a little bit ahead of Wall Street expectations, we get into the teeth of technology next week. It's been more volatile so you would expect that volatility to reverse as earnings come in.


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