nnoun.relationsomething inverted in sequence or character or effectSynset:opposite
Examples:- when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse
Hypernyms:oppositeness opposition
Inherited Hypernyms:inverseoppositionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:additive inversemultiplicative inversereciprocal
Full Hyponyms:additive inversemultiplicative inverse
adj satadj.allreversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effectSynset:reverse
Antonyms:forward
Derivationally Related Form:reverse
Inherited Hypernyms:inverse
Similar to:backward
adjadj.allopposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantityTopic:mathmathematicsmaths
Examples:- a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)
Antonyms:direct
Inherited Hypernyms:inverse
Similar to:reciprocal