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

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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

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1. reverseverb

   Synonyms:
   invert, derange, upset, overturn, subvert, annul, counterchange

   Antonyms:
   order, arrange, place, collocate, range

2. reversenoun

   Synonyms:
   inversion, derangement, counterchange, counterposition, opposition, contrariety, contradiction, alteration, change, mutation, rear, back, evolution, counterexhibition

   Antonyms:
   version, arrangement, sequence, order, collocation, position, perpetuation, continuance, stability, identity, uniformity, regularity, obverse, front

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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

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1. • American Football
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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

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1. reversenoun

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

2. reverseverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "reverse":

   inverse, back-up, reversed, opposite, auction, overthrow, revert, invest, reversal, contrary, overturn, invert, auctions, investing, versa, converse, revoke, rollback, setback, backspace, cancel, backtrack, reversing, topple, antisense, annul, inversion, contrast, reverting

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How to use reverse in a sentence?

1. Plato:

   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.

2. Brandon Mathis:

   What you don’t know is that the moment the curtain opened and it was time to perform, our turntable started spinning in reverse, backwards. Freaking all of us out on live television, and there was nothing we could do to stop it. In real time, we had to troubleshoot and try to do a complete piece in reverse. Talk about professionalism.

3. Jack Trice:

   The honor of my race, family and self is at stake. Everyone is expecting me to do big things. I will. My whole body and soul are to be thrown recklessly about the field. Every time the ball is snapped, I will be trying to do more than my part...Fight low, with your eyes open and toward the play. Watch out for crossbucks and reverse end runs. Be on your toes every minute if you expect to make good. Jack.

4. Alex Hayes-Griffin:

   Investors needed to see some performance in the reverse Yankee paper this week before they start buying again, but unlike late last year where the US paper underperformed on softer conditions, investors are now more open-minded about reverse Yankee issuance as it's a chance to pick up yield in a market where spreads on European companies are being heavily compressed.

5. Japanese Proverb:

   The reverse side also has a reverse side.