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reversenoun a change in status for the worse usually temporarilythe party has suffered some major reverses as a result of the corruption scandal knock, lapse, reversal, setback disappointment, frustration, letdowncomedown, decline, descent, down, downfall, fallturnabout, turnaroundrecession, regression, retrogression, reversionrelapsebreakdown, collapse, crash, meltdown, ruin, undoing status quo something that is as different as possible from something elsehow could you think I don't like pizza, when it's just the reverse: I love pizza antipode, antithesis, contrary, counter, negative, obverse, opposite negationantonymcounterpointconverse, inverse, mirror image synonymanalogue(or analog), counterpartcarbon copy, copy, duplicate, replica a behind part or surfaceon the reverse of the ticket you'll find the notice that it's nontransferable back, rear, tail face, forehead, forepart, front reverseverbto change (as an opinion) to the contrarythe appeals court reversed the district court's decision switch abrogate, annul, overturn, repeal, rescind, revoke, strike downabout-face, backtrack, countermand, revert maintain, support, uphold to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showingwhen one side of the cleaning cloth gets dirty, just reverse it you can reverse the jacket for a whole new look flip, invert, turn over transposeexchange, interchange, shift, switchoverturn, upset v.reverse, transpose, invert mean to change to the opposite position.reverse is the most general term and may imply change in order, side, direction, meaning.reversed his position on the trade agreement transpose implies a change in order or relative position of units often through exchange of position.transposed the letters to form an anagram invert applies chiefly to turning upside down or inside out.the number 9 looks like an inverted 6 in the 14th century |