inverted

ADJECTIVE

upside-down

Synonyms

STRONGEST

upturned

STRONG

capsized confused disordered jumbled overturned reversed tangled upended upset

WEAK

backward bottom up bottom-side-up downside-up haywire helter-skelter in chaos in disarray mixed-up on head topsy-turvy wrong way wrong-side up

Antonyms

STRONG

clear methodical ordered organized systematic

Example Sentences

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Inverted PSCs swap the positions of these two transport layers.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

They appear to be following the Inverted Golden Rule: Do unto others what you expect them to do to you.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

Inverted, they spin on one or both hands or on their heads, legs spiraling.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

The one most recently sold is number 49, which has long eluded aficionados of the Inverted Jenny as it had not been seen for a century since its original purchase in 1918.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

Jake’s mom shouted when he answered “A stamp” for the question “In philately, what is an Inverted Jenny?”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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