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Another word for reverse

reverse Synonyms

reverse

modif.

opposite, contrary, backward, mirror; see opposite 1, reversed. See syn. study at opposite.

reverse Synonyms

reverse

n.

The opposite
converse, other side, contrary; see opposite.
A change from good fortune to bad
vanquishment, catastrophe, setback, check; see defeat 2, misfortune 1, 2.

reverse Synonyms

reverse

v.

To turn
go back, shift, invert; see turn 2.
To alter
turn around, modify, convert; see change 1.
To annul
nullify, invalidate, repeal; see cancel 2.
To exchange
transpose, rearrange, shift; see exchange 1.

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WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Another word for reverse

adjective

Diametrically opposed:

antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, contrary, converse², counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, opposite, polar. See support

noun

That which is diametrically opposed to another:
antipode, antipodes, antithesis, antonym, contrary, converse², counter, opposite. (Logic) contradictory, contrapositive. See support
A change from better to worse:
backset, reversal, setback. See better

verb

To change to the opposite position, direction, or course:
invert, transpose, turn (about, around, over, or round). See change
To turn sharply around:
about-face, double (back). See approach
To take back or remove:
lift, recall, repeal, rescind, revoke. See continue, law, make

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If only she could reverse this day and start over.
After another reverse on the east side of the Gulf of Darien Ojeda returned to Hispaniola and died there.
He gave no thought to how he'd reverse the process and return to the ledge above.
Katie didn't reply, gaping at a woman in her sixties with enough diamonds to reverse world hunger.
The credit card is already recorded but I'll reverse the charge if you'd rather pay in cash.

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