| Main Entry: | double back |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retrace one's steps |
Synonyms: |
back up, backpedal, backtrack, circle, dodge, loop, retrace one's steps, return, reverse, reverse path, turn, turn back |
Antonyms: |
forge, forward, go forward |
| Main Entry: | invert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reverse; turn upside down |
Synonyms: |
alter, backtrack, capsize, change, convert, double back, evert, flip, flip-flop, introvert, inverse, modify, overturn, renege, revert, tip, transplace, transpose, turn, turn down, turn inside out, turn over, turn the tables, upend, upset, upturn |
| Main Entry: | return |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go back, turn back |
Synonyms: |
back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, come back, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recrudesce, recur, reel back, reenter, reexamine, reoccur, repair, repeat, retire, retrace steps, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn |
Antonyms: |
depart, leave |
| Main Entry: | reverse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn upside down or backwards |
Synonyms: |
about-face, back, back up, backpedal, backtrack, capsize, double back, evaginate, evert, exchange, flip-flop, go back, go backwards, interchange, inverse, invert, move backwards, overturn, rearrange, retreat, revert, shift, switch, transfer, transplace, transpose, turn around, turn back, turn over, upend, upset |
| Notes: | contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those the side of a coin or medal with the main design is the obverse (head), and the other is the reverse (tail) |
| Main Entry: | reverse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cancel, change |
Synonyms: |
alter, annul, backpedal, backtrack, convert, countermand, declare null and void, dismantle, double back, flip-flop, invalidate, lift, modify, negate, nullify, overrule, overset, overthrow, overturn, quash, recall, renege, repeal, rescind, retract, revoke, set aside, turn around, turn the tables, undo, upset |
Antonyms: |
do, enforce, go ahead, meet, reserve |
| Main Entry: | transpose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | swap, switch |
Synonyms: |
alter, backtrack, change, commute, convert, double back, exchange, flip-flop, interchange, inverse, invert, metamorphose, move, put, rearrange, relocate, render, reorder, reverse, revert, shift, substitute, transfer, transfigure, transform, translate, transmogrify, transmute, turn, turn the tables |
Antonyms: |
leave alone |
| Main Entry: | turn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reverse; change course |
Synonyms: |
about-face, aim, alter, alternate, backslide, call off, capsize, change, change position, convert, curve, depart, detour, detract, deviate, digress, direct, diverge, double back, face about, go back, incline, inverse, invert, loop, move, pivot, rechannel, recoil, redirect, regress, relapse, retrace, return, revert, sheer, shift, shunt, shy away, sidetrack, subvert, sway, swerve, swing, swirl, switch, tack, transform, twist, upset, vary, veer, volte-face, wheel, whip, whirl, zigzag |
| Main Entry: | backpedal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retrace one's step |
Synonyms: |
backtrack, double, double back, go back, return, turn back |
| Main Entry: | backtrack |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | retrace one's step |
Synonyms: |
backpedal, double, double back, go back, return, turn back |
| Main Entry: | recrudesce |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | return |
Synonyms: |
back up, bounce back, circle back, come again, come back, double back, go again, hark back to, move back, react, reappear, rebound, recoil, reconsider, recur, reel back, reenter, reexamine, reoccur, repair, repeat, retire, retrace steps, retreat, revert, revisit, revolve, rotate, turn |