| 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: | inverted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upside-down |
Synonyms: |
backward, bottom up, bottom-side-up, capsized, confused, disordered, downside-up, haywire, helter-skelter, in chaos, in disarray, jumbled, mixed-up, on head, overturned, reversed, tangled, topsy-turvy, upended, upset, upturned, wrong way, wrong-side-up |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | toward the rear |
Synonyms: |
astern, behind, inverted, rearward, regressive, retrograde |
Antonyms: |
ahead, forward, to the front |
| Main Entry: | backward |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | toward the rear |
Synonyms: |
aback, abaft, about, astern, back, behind, in reverse, inverted, rearward, turned around |
Antonyms: |
forward |
| Main Entry: | capsize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | overturn |
Synonyms: |
invert, keel over, roll, tip over, turn over, turn turtle, upset |
| Main Entry: | change |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | substitute, replace |
Synonyms: |
alternate, barter, convert, displace, exchange, interchange, invert, remove, reverse, shift, supplant, swap, switch around, trade, transmit, transpose |
| Main Entry: | exchange |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trade |
Synonyms: |
alternate, bandy, bargain, barter, buy and sell, cash in, castle, change, change hands, commute, contact with, convert into, correspond, deal in, displace, flip-flop, give and take, go over to, hook up, horse trade, interchange, invert, link up, market, network, pass to, pay back, rearrange, reciprocate, replace, return the compliment, reverse, revise, seesaw, shift, shuffle, shuttle, substitute, swap, swap horses, switch, traffic, transact, transfer, transpose, truck, turn the tables |
Antonyms: |
hold, keep |
| Main Entry: | inverse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposite |
Synonyms: |
changed, contrary, converse, flipped, inverted, reverse, reversed, reverted, transposed, turned, turned over |
| Main Entry: | overturn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | flip over |
Synonyms: |
annul, bring down, capsize, countermand, down, invalidate, invert, keel over, knock down, knock over, nullify, overbalance, prostrate, repeal, rescind, reverse, roll, set aside, spill, tip over, topple, tumble, turn over, turn upside down, upend, upset, upturn, void |
| 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) |