Reverse
nnoun.relationa relation of direct oppositionSynset:contrary opposite
Examples:- we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
Derivationally Related Form:reverse
Hypernyms:oppositeness opposition
Inherited Hypernyms:reverseoppositionrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactthe gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversedSynset:reverse gear
Derivationally Related Form:reverse
Part Holonyms:auto automobile car machine motorcar
Hypernyms:gear gear mechanism
Inherited Hypernyms:reversegearmechanismdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.eventan unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustratingSynset:black eye blow reversal setback
Derivationally Related Form:set back
Hypernyms:happening natural event occurrence occurrent
Inherited Hypernyms:reversehappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:whammy
nnoun.artifactthe side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal designSynset:verso
Antonyms:obverse
Part Holonyms:coin
Hypernyms:side
Inherited Hypernyms:reversesidesurfaceartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:tail
nnoun.act(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite directionTopic:American footballAmerican football game
Hypernyms:run running running game running play
Inherited Hypernyms:reverserunfootball playplayplan of actionplanideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:double reverse
Full Hyponyms:double reverse
nnoun.actturning in the opposite directionSynset:reversal reversion turnabout turnaround
Derivationally Related Form:reverse
Hypernyms:change of direction reorientation
Inherited Hypernyms:reversionchange of directionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:about-faceabout turnu-turn
Full Hyponyms:about-faceu-turn
vverb.changechange to the contrarySynset:change by reversal turn
Examples:- 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
Derivationally Related Form:reverseturnreversalreversible
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:change by reversalchange
Direct Hyponyms:alternatecommutatecommutecorrectdeconsecratedesecratedesynchronisedesynchronizeexchangefalsifyflipflip-flopinterchangemetamorphosepermuterectifyregressretrovertreturnrevertrightswitchswitch overtacktransfiguretransmogrifytransposeturn backturn the tablesturn the tideundounhallow
Full Troponyms:butterflycommutatecorrectdebugdesecratedesynchronizedivaricateexfoliatefalsifygrassinterchangemapmetamorphoseoutspanpermuterallyrecoverrectifyrelapseresilerevertroll outsplayswitch overturn the tablesunbeltunbendunbraidunbuckleunbuttonunchainunclipuncoiluncrossundounfastenunfoldunharnessunhitchunlashunlooseunpickunpinunplugunravelunstapleunstrapuntieunwindunwireunyokeunzip
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something | Something ---s somebody
vverb.changeturn inside out or upside downSynset:invert turn back
Derivationally Related Form:reversalreversiblereverseinverterinversion
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:turn backchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.cognitionrule againstSynset:override overrule overthrow overturn
Examples:- The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill
Derivationally Related Form:reversal
Hypernyms:decree rule
Inherited Hypernyms:overruleruledecide
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.communicationcancel officiallySynset:annul countermand lift overturn repeal rescind revoke vacate
Examples:- He revoked the ban on smoking
- lift an embargo
- vacate a death sentence
Derivationally Related Form:vacationrevocationreversalannulmentreverserescissionreversiblecountermandrepealrecission
Hypernyms:cancel strike down
Inherited Hypernyms:revokecanceldeclareevaluatethink
Direct Hyponyms:go back onrenegerenege onrenegue on
Full Troponyms:renege
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changereverse the position, order, relation, or condition ofSynset:invert
Examples:- when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb
Hypernyms:reorder
Inherited Hypernyms:invertreorderrateevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.alldirected or moving toward the rearSynset:rearward
Examples:- a rearward glance
- a rearward movement
Antonyms:forward
Derivationally Related Form:rearward
Inherited Hypernyms:rearward
Similar to:backward
adjadj.allof the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicleAntonyms:forward
Derivationally Related Form:reverse
Inherited Hypernyms:reverse
adj satadj.allreversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effectSynset:inverse
Antonyms:forward
Derivationally Related Form:reverse
Inherited Hypernyms:inverse
Similar to:backward