reverse
/riˈvərs/
noun
a complete change of direction or action.
- "In what was a reverse of events of Tynecastle, the Glasgow giants rolled over their inter-city adversaries with a breathtaking simplicity to surge ahead in the title race."
the opposite side or face to the observer.
- "Characteristic multicellular, branched hairs were observed on the reverse of the tepals and upon the pedicellate ovary of all species."
Synonyms: other side, reverse side, back, underside, wrong side, verso
verb
move backward.
- "Night-vision units have received a lot of attention, as have recent optical systems for alerting drivers to objects behind reversing vehicles."
Synonyms: back, back up, drive back/backward, move back/backward
adjective
going in or turned toward the direction opposite to that previously stated.
- "The first train to Morecambe is now 15.00 ex Leeds and in the reverse direction 17.40 ex Morecambe."
Synonyms: inverse, reversed, opposite, converse, contrary, counter, antithetical
Synonyms
noun
- other side, reverse side, back, underside, wrong side, verso
- opposite, contrary, converse, inverse, obverse, antithesis
- blow, reversal, black eye, setback
- verso
- reverse gear
- opposite, contrary
- reversal, turnaround, turnabout, reversion
verb
- swap, change, change around, exchange, interchange, switch, switch around
- back, back up, drive back/backward, move back/backward
- alter, change, overturn, overthrow, disallow, override, overrule, veto, revoke, repeal, rescind, annul, nullify, void, invalidate, abrogate
- turn upside down, turn over, upend, upturn, invert
- turn inside out, turn outside in
- rescind, repeal, revoke, annul, countermand, vacate, overturn, lift
- invert, turn back
- overrule, override, overthrow, overturn
- turn
- invert
adjective
- inverse, reversed, opposite, converse, contrary, counter, antithetical
- backward, reversed, inverted, transposed
- inverse
- rearward
Examples
- I used to hate that noise; now it's oddly nostalgic - a wistful reverse.
- This result is consistent with outward NCKX current being generated by the reverse mode of exchange.
- The obverse of the medal shows the portrait of King Louis XIV and the reverse shows the Thai ambassadors showing their respect during the audience with the King.
- Many commercial firms report significant reductions in initial purchase prices by using Internet-based reverse auctions.
- A reverse of the pendulum could prove as catastrophic as the 1930s, with the rise of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan.
- The first thing you have to do is carve out steel dies for the obverse and the reverse of the coin.
- Damian ran toward Kale and holding the sword backwards, he sliced in a reverse motion, making it difficult for his opponent to do anything but defend himself.
- The reverse of the Afghanistan Medal is based on a portion of a snow-capped mountain range with a multi-rayed sun rising behind the mountains.
- A driver crashed into the front of his home yesterday after mistaking first gear for reverse.
- The basin experienced east-west folding and reverse faulting soon after deposition ended.
- Mr Brian Farrell said last year's increase was a reverse of the downward trend in road deaths achieved in both 2002 and 2003.
- This revision supports 3.1Mbps on the forward link and 384Kbps on the reverse link.
- It also seemed that while it might be expected that parents who talked and interacted with their children would have more creative offspring, the reverse was true.
- Despite the reverse, Kiwi Searancke's players earned a consolation bonus point to cling on to their lead in Pool B and remain on course to secure a home quarter-final.
- Designing a medal is not just a case of sticking a logo on one side and the date and place on the reverse.
- Cheques should be made payable to Amala Children's Home and on the reversewrite ‘Disaster Fund’ and your full name and address.
- In respect of this, the inscription on the reverseof the trough reads: ‘A righteous man regarded the life of his beast’.
- It was a tiny machine to which an Italian engineer applied a turbine to each of its four wheels, two for forward running, two for reverse.
- The census also noted a reverse in the long-term decline in the Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist faiths, with sizeable increases witnesses across the board.
- A reverse mortgage allows senior citizens to earn tax-free income by tapping the equity in their homes.
- On the reverse there is an elephant in the center of the Chakra device with stars around the border as above.
- He denied that Simms and Sylvester ran to attack them; the reverse was the case.
- And the idea that this book helped Diana in her life, I think, is quite the reverse of the truth.
- Few enter over the age of 30 and although some may retire early and take up positions in private industry and public corporations, there is little traffic in the reverse direction.
- It is interesting to know that the engraver A. Patey only made the portrait side of the coin; another artist made the reverse with the three-headed elephant.
- Remember, if you add equipment you can take weight off but the reverse also applies.
- After a run of nine games during which Hegarty had nothing but praise for his players, the midweek reverse against Dunfermline was the first time the manager felt his players had let him and themselves down.
- This is important because, due to the paddle gear-change, it could be just too easy to change down all the gears, hit neutral, and then select reverse by mistake.
- This represents a reverse in the spending trends of recent years and should ensure a balance in road and path surface quality within the urban boundaries
- He added that the Minister for Finance had the authority to reverse the decision.
soraliu
commented
4 years ago