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in reverse

ADVERB
about
Synonyms
STRONGEST
around
WEAK
back backward round
ADVERB
backwards
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back backward
STRONG
rearward rearwards
WEAK
about around toward the rear
ADVERB
rearward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rearwards
STRONG
backward backwards behind
WEAK
abaft around astern inverted turned around
ADVERB
vice versa
Synonyms
WEAK
about-face again backwards contra contrarily contrariwise contrary conversely far from it inversely mutatis mutandis on the contrary oppositely reversed the opposite way the other way around turn about upside down
CONJUNCTION
or
Synonyms
WEAK
contrary to instead instead of on the contrary oppositely or not or not exactly or rather rather reversing it
Antonyms
WEAK
neither nor without choice

Example Sentences

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At times, elites used hat etiquette in reverse.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

PepsiCo is running the playbook in reverse, cutting prices and investing more in marketing and innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Shutting down the Lakers now is sort of this, in reverse.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The problem is that the wealth effect works in reverse, too.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“I started buzzin’ like a Hoover vacuum and you guys dropped off in reverse seniority!

From "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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