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| Main Entry: | reverse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposite |
| Synonyms: | about-face, antithesis, back, bottom, contradiction, contradictory, contrary, converse, counter, flip side*, flip-flop*, inverse, rear, retrogression, reversal, reversion, switch, turn, turnabout, underside, antipode, antipole, change of mind, contra, counterpole, other side, overturning, regression, retroversion, reversement, turn around, turning, verso, volte-face, wrong side |
| 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) |
| Antonyms: | identical, same |
* = 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | reverse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad luck; failure |
| Synonyms: | adversity, affliction, bath, blow, catastrophe, check, conquering, defeat, disappointment, hardship, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, repulse, reversal, setback, trial, turnabout, vicissitude, vanquishment |
| Antonyms: | good luck, progress, success, good fortune |
| Main Entry: | reverse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cancel, change |
| Synonyms: | alter, annul, convert, countermand, dismantle, double back*, flip-flop*, invalidate, lift, modify, negate, nullify, overrule, overthrow, overturn, quash, recall, renege, repeal, rescind, retract, revoke, undo, upset, backpedal, backtrack, declare null and void, overset, set aside, turn around, turn the tables |
| Antonyms: | do, enforce, go ahead, meet, reserve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | about-face |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | complete change |
| Synonyms: | 180 degree turn, change, double, repeal, retraction, reversal, reverse, switch, turn, turnabout, u-turn, change in direction, changeabout, doubleback, overturning, policy change, turnaround, volte-face |
| Main Entry: | adversity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad luck, situation |
| Synonyms: | affliction, bummer*, calamity, can of worms*, catastrophe, clutch, contretemps, crunch*, difficulty, disaster, distress, downer*, drag*, evil eye*, hard knocks*, hardship, jam, jinx, kiss of death*, misery, misfortune, mishap, pain in the neck*, poison*, reverse, sorrow, suffering, trial, trouble, bad break, hard times, hurting, ill fortune, on the skids, the worst, tough luck |
| Antonyms: | aid, encouragement, favor, fortune, good luck, help, prosperity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | annul |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | void an agreement |
| Synonyms: | abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, call off, cancel, countermand, declare, delete, discharge, dissolve, efface, erase, expunge, invalidate, kill, negate, neutralize, nix, nullify, obliterate, quash, recall, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, scrub*, undo, vacate, vitiate, wipe out*, blot out, get off the hook, render null and void |
| Antonyms: | keep, restore, retain, validate, revalidate |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | antonym |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | word with opposite meaning to another word |
| Synonyms: | opposite, reverse |
| Antonyms: | synonym |
| Main Entry: | back |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end part |
| Synonyms: | aft, backside, extremity, posterior, rear, reverse, stern, tail, back end, far end, hindpart, hindquarters, tail end, tailpiece |
| Antonyms: | front |
| Main Entry: | bad luck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rotten break |
| Synonyms: | adversity, bad break, blow, devil's own luck, hard cheese, hard luck, hard time, hardship, ill luck, mischance, misfortune, raw deal, reverse, rotten luck, setback, tough break, tough luck, tragedy |
| Main Entry: | boomerang |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | backfire |
| Synonyms: | backlash, bounce back, come back, kick back, react, rebound, recoil, return, reverse, ricochet, come home to roost |
| Antonyms: | work |
| Main Entry: | calamity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disaster; tragedy |
| Synonyms: | adversity, affliction, cataclysm, catastrophe, collapse, cross, curtains, distress, downfall, hardship, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, reverse, ruin, scourge, trial, tribulation, visitation, waterloo*, woe, wreck, wretchedness, blue ruin, holy mess, the worst, unholy mess |
| Antonyms: | advantage, blessing, boon, comfort, fortune, good luck, happiness, joy, profit, good fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | catastrophe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | calamity; unhappy conclusion |
| Synonyms: | accident, adversity, affliction, bad luck, bad news*, blow, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, contretemps, crash, culmination, curtains*, debacle, denouement, desolation, devastation, disaster, emergency, end, failure, fatality, fiasco, finale, grief, hardship, havoc, ill, infliction, misadventure, mischance, misery, misfortune, mishap, reverse, scourge, stroke, termination, tragedy, trial, trouble, upshot, waterloo*, wreck, alluvion, meltdown, the worst |
| Antonyms: | benefit, blessing, favor, good luck, happiness, miracle, success, wonder, good fortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | comedown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | letdown, blow |
| Synonyms: | anticlimax, blow, collapse, comeuppance, crash, decline, defeat, descent, disappointment, discomfiture, dive, down, downfall, failure, fall, flop*, humiliation, reverse, ruin, setback, undoing, wreck, cropper, deflation, demotion, pratfall |
| Antonyms: | ascent, boon, boost, fortune, promotion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contradictory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic |
| Synonyms: | adverse, against, antipodal, antithetical, con, conflicting, contrary, converse, counter, counteractive, diametric, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, irreconcilable, opposing, opposite, ornery*, polar, repugnant, reverse, agin, anti, antipodean, antithetic, negating, no go, nullifying, paradoxical |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, consistent, reconciled, confirming, reconcilable, vouching |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contrary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic; opposite |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antipathetic, antipodal, antithetical, balky, clashing, conflicting, contradictory, contumacious, converse, counter, diametric, discordant, dissident, froward, headstrong, hostile, inconsistent, inimical, insubordinate, intractable, negative, nonconforming, nonconformist, obstinate, opposed, ornery*, perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, reverse, stubborn, unruly, wayward, anti, antipodean, contrariant, dissentient, paradoxical, recusant, wrongheaded |
| Antonyms: | accommodating, agreeing, alike, correspondent, harmonious, homogeneous, like, obliging, similar, concordant |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | contrast |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | difference |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antithesis, comparison, contradiction, converse, disagreement, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, diversity, foil, incompatibility, inconsistency, inequality, inverse, opposition, reverse, variance, variation, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, differentiation, dissimilitude, heterogeneity, incongruousness, oppositeness, unlikeness |
| Antonyms: | agreement, conformity, copy, equality, facsimile, likeness, similarity, uniformity, unity, homogeneousness |
| Main Entry: | converse |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposite |
| Synonyms: | antipodal, antithetical, contradictory, contrary, counter, different, reverse, reversed, antipodean, counterpole, transposed |
| Antonyms: | complementary, equal, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | converse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | opposite |
| Synonyms: | antithesis, contrary, counter, inverse, obverse, reverse, antipode, antipole, contra, counterpole, other side |
| Antonyms: | equal, same, similarity |
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposite, opposing |
| Synonyms: | adverse, against, antagonistic, antipodal, antithetical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, converse, diametric, obverse, opposed, polar, reverse, anti, antipodean, hindering, impeding, obstructive |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, corresponding, equal, same, similar, concurring, corroborating |
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