inverse
noun
1 inverse
Something inverted in sequence or character or effect:
— When the direct approach failed he tried the inverse.
synonym: opposite.
Roget 237: contraposition†, opposition; polarity; inversion etc. 218; opposite side; reverse, inverse; counterpart; antipodes; opposite poles, North and South. antonym, ... show more
Dutch: tegenovergesteld, omgekeerd
adjective
1 inverse
Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect.
synonym: reverse.
Roget 218: inverted etc. v.; wrong side out, wrong side up; inside out, upside down; bottom upwards, keel upwards; supine, on one's head, topsy-turvy, sens dessus dessous [Fr.]. inverse; ... show more
Roget 237: opposite; reverse, inverse; converse, antipodal, subcontrary†; fronting, facing, diametrically opposite. Northern, septentrional, Boreal, arctic; Southern, ... show more
2 inverse
Opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity.
Moby thesaurus: adversative, adverse, adversive, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antithetic, antonym, antonymous, at cross-purposes, balancing, change, clashing, compensating, conflicting ... show more.
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