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| Main Entry: | invert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reverse; turn upside down |
| Synonyms: | alter, capsize, change, convert, double back, flip, flip-flop*, introvert, inverse, modify, overturn, renege, revert, tip, transpose, turn, turn down, turn over, upset, upturn, backtrack, evert, transplace, turn inside out, turn the tables, upend |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | capsize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overturn |
| Synonyms: | invert, keel over, roll, turn over, turn turtle*, upset, tip over |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trade |
| Synonyms: | alternate, bandy, bargain, barter, castle, change, change hands, commute, correspond, displace, flip-flop*, interchange, invert, market, network, rearrange, reciprocate, replace, reverse, revise, seesaw, shift, shuffle, shuttle, substitute, swap, switch, traffic, transact, transfer, transpose, truck*, buy and sell, cash in, contact with, convert into, deal in, give and take, go over to, hook up, horse trade, link up, pass to, pay back, return the compliment, swap horses, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | overturn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flip over |
| Synonyms: | annul, bring down, capsize, countermand, down, invalidate, invert, keel over, nullify, prostrate, repeal, rescind, reverse, roll, spill, topple, tumble, turn over, upset, upturn, void, knock down, knock over, overbalance, set aside, tip over, turn upside down, upend |
| Main Entry: | revert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | return to an earlier, less-developed condition |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, backslide, change, come back, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, flip-flop*, go back, inverse, invert, lapse, react, recur, regress, relapse, resume, retrograde, retrogress, return, transpose, turn, fall off the wagon, hark back, recrudesce, take up where left off, throw back, turn back |
| Antonyms: | develop, grow, progress |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | subvert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rebel, destroy |
| Synonyms: | capsize, contaminate, corrupt, debase, defeat, demolish, deprave, depress, extinguish, invalidate, invert, level, overthrow, overturn, pervert, poison, pull down, raze, reverse, ruin, sabotage, supersede, supplant, suppress, topple, tumble, undermine, upset, vitiate, wreck |
| Antonyms: | comply, obey, uphold, be loyal |
| Main Entry: | transpose |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | swap, switch |
| Synonyms: | alter, change, commute, convert, double back, exchange, flip-flop*, interchange, inverse, invert, metamorphose, move, put, rearrange, render, reverse, revert, shift, substitute, transfer, transform, translate, turn, backtrack, relocate, reorder, transfigure, transmogrify, transmute, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reverse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | turn upside down or backwards |
| Synonyms: | about-face*, back, back up, capsize, double back*, exchange, flip-flop*, go back, interchange, inverse, invert, overturn, rearrange, retreat, revert, shift, switch, transfer, transpose, turn over, upset, backpedal, backtrack, evaginate, evert, go backwards, move backwards, transplace, turn around, turn back, upend |
| 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) |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | upset |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disorder; knock over |
| Synonyms: | capsize, change, derange, disarray, disorganize, disturb, invert, jumble, keel over, mess up*, mix up, muddle, overturn, pitch, reverse, rummage, spill, spoil, subvert, tilt, topple, tumble, turn, unsettle, upturn, overset, put out of order, tip over, turn inside-out, turn topsy-turvy, turn upside-down, upend |
| Antonyms: | hold, order, place, straighten |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | substitute, replace |
| Synonyms: | alternate, barter, convert, displace, exchange, interchange, invert, remove, reverse, shift, supplant, swap, trade, transmit, transpose, switch around |
| Main Entry: | turn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | reverse; change course |
| Synonyms: | about-face, aim, alter, alternate, backslide, call off, capsize, change, convert, curve, depart, detour, detract, deviate, digress, direct, diverge, double back, go back, incline, inverse, invert, loop, move, pivot, recoil, regress, relapse, retrace, return, revert, sheer, shift, sidetrack, subvert, sway, swerve, swing, swirl, switch, tack, transform, twist, upset, vary, veer, wheel, whip, whirl, zigzag, change position, face about, rechannel, redirect, shunt, shy away, volte-face |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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