1. reverse
verb. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] change to the contrary.
Synonyms
- right
- commute
- tack
- exchange
- switch over
- transmogrify
- permute
- change by reversal
- falsify
- deconsecrate
- interchange
- retrovert
- change
- return
- desecrate
- alternate
- correct
- undo
- transfigure
- turn the tide
- regress
- turn the tables
- commutate
- desynchronize
- flip-flop
- switch
- revert
- transpose
- flip
- turn
- turn back
- metamorphose
- desynchronise
- unhallow
Antonyms
- falsify
- stay
- synchronize
- consecrate
- correct
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
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Words that Rhyme with Reverse
- transverse
- intersperse
- biodiverse
- reimburse
- traverse
- submerse
- disperse
- disburse
- converse
- rehearse
- perverse
- obverse
- inverse
- diverse
- adverse
- immerse
- emerse
- coerce
- averse
- worse
- terse
- scearce
- purse
- perse
- pers
- perce
- pearse
- nurse
- merce
- kerce
Example sentences of the word reverse
1. Verb, base form
You may sue your agent, but you may not reverse the transaction.
2. Adjective
Do this in reverse order from the way you disassembled it.
3. Noun, singular or mass
Make sure that the picture is in reverse, like looking at a mirror.
Quotes containing the word reverse
1. I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.
- Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
2. If we study learning as a data science, we can reverse engineer the human brain and tailor learning techniques to maximize the chances of student success. This is the biggest revolution that could happen in education, turning it into a data-driven science, and not such a medieval set of rumors professors tend to carry on.
- Sebastian Thrun
3. Do I dare Disturb the universe? In a minute there is time For decisions and revisions which a minute will reverse.
- T.S. Eliot
2. reverse
verb. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] turn inside out or upside down.
Synonyms
- modify
- change
- turn back
- invert
Antonyms
- prove
- deconcentrate
- destabilize
- enable
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
3. reverse
verb. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] rule against.
Synonyms
- decree
- overrule
- override
- overthrow
- rule
Antonyms
- demilitarize
- dehydrogenate
- sensitise
- destabilise
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
4. reverse
noun. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed.
Synonyms
- auto
- car
- motorcar
- gear
- automobile
- machine
- gear mechanism
Antonyms
- unjust
- improperly
- wrongfulness
- injustice
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
5. reverse
noun. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] a relation of direct opposition.
Synonyms
- oppositeness
- opposition
- opposite
Antonyms
- disassemble
- disjoin
- detach
- unfasten
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
6. reverse
adjective. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] directed or moving toward the rear.
Synonyms
- backward
Antonyms
- improper
- inaccurate
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
7. reverse
noun. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design.
Synonyms
- verso
- coin
- tail
Antonyms
- obverse
- inopportune
- inappropriate
- wrongly
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
8. reverse
adjective. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect.
Synonyms
- backward
Antonyms
- wrong
- wrongness
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
9. reverse
noun. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] (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
- running game
- run
- double reverse
- running
Antonyms
- infield
- left-handed
- ambidextrous
- unethical
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)
10. reverse
noun. ['rɪˈvɝːs, riːˈvɝːs'] turning in the opposite direction.
Synonyms
- turnabout
- change of direction
- u-turn
- reorientation
- about-face
- turnaround
- reversion
- reversal
Antonyms
- incorrectness
- false
- left
- center
Etymology
- revers (Anglo-Norman)