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Antonyms for reverse
rɪˈvɜrsre·verse
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term reverse.
Wiktionary
reverseadverb
reversenoun
The opposite of something.
We believed the Chinese weren't ready for us. In fact, the reverse was true.
reversenoun
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
He selected reverse gear.
reversenoun
To transpose the positions of two things.
reverseverb
To return, come back.
reverseverb
The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
reverseverb
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
reverseverb
reverseverb
reverseverb
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
Antonyms:
authorize, cherish, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, introduce, legalize, promote, reinstate, renew, repair, restore, revive, set up, support, sustainSynonyms:
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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
reverseverb
Antonyms:
order, arrange, place, collocate, rangeSynonyms:
invert, derange, upset, overturn, subvert, annul, counterchangereversenoun
Antonyms:
version, arrangement, sequence, order, collocation, position, perpetuation, continuance, stability, identity, uniformity, regularity, obverse, frontSynonyms:
inversion, derangement, counterchange, counterposition, opposition, contrariety, contradiction, alteration, change, mutation, rear, back, evolution, counterexhibition
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Princeton's WordNet
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 gearreverse, 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, setbackreverse, 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 gearreverse, versonoun
the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
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reverse gear, verso, turnabout, contrary, reversal, blow, reversion, opposite, black eye, turnaround, setbackreversenoun
(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, setbackreversion, 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 gearrearward, reverseadjective
directed or moving toward the rear
"a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"
Synonyms:
rearward(a), rearward, inverse, rear(a)reverseadjective
of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle
"in reverse gear"
inverse, reverseverb
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
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, countermandturn 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 backoverrule, 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 backrevoke, 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, countermandinvert, 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
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
reversenoun
Synonyms:
opposite, contrary, counterpart, reversal, misfortune, failurereverseverb
Synonyms:
invert, overthrow, subvert, overturn, revoke, annul, rescind, countermand
How to use reverse in a sentence?
This court should reverse the decision below and put this case back on track toward a just conclusion.
This is a picture of the defendant holding what appears to be a handgun in his left hand in a reverse grip.
You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters.
To reverse this trend, we need to encourage people to use condoms consistently with new and casual partners.
Whoever feels pain in hearing a good character of his neighbor, will feel a pleasure in the reverse. And those who despair to rise in distinction by their virtues, are happy if others can be depressed to a level of themselves.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#148 | support | |
#173 | order | |
#292 | version | |
#316 | place | |
#605 | range | |
#794 | front | |
#921 | position | |
#1043 | institute | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1403 | forward | |
#1458 | normal | |
#1666 | repair | |
#2260 | sequence | |
#2406 | promote | |
#2932 | identity | |
#3085 | establish | |
#3358 | confirm | |
#3815 | reverse | |
#4695 | stability | |
#5050 | introduce | |
#5566 | arrangement | |
#5701 | restore | |
#7475 | arrange | |
#8383 | renew | |
#10918 | authorize | |
#11256 | sustain | |
#22955 | enact | |
#23117 | revive | |
#23140 | uniformity | |
#25495 | cherish | |
#29034 | regularity | |
#32015 | continuance | |
#34991 | normalize | |
#37650 | reinstate | |
#43431 | legalize | |
#46007 | collocation | |
#57567 | obverse | |
#72331 | perpetuation | |
#124026 | normalise | |
#259090 | collocate |
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