Synonyms of obverse

obverse 1 of 2

noun

ˈäb-ˌvərs 

as in opposite

something that is as different as possible from something else

the new administration had promised peace and prosperity, but what we got was the obverse: war and recession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opposite
• contrary
• reverse
• antithesis
• counter
• antipode
• negative
• inverse
• negation
• counterpoint
• converse
• antonym
• mirror image

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• synonym
• counterpart
• analogue
• copy
• duplicate
• replica
• carbon copy

obverse

2 of 2

adjective

as in reverse

Related Words

• reverse
• inverse
• cross
• counter
• antagonistic
• unlike
• opposite
• converse
• dissimilar
• divergent
• hostile
• disparate
• unfavorable
• negative
• adverse
• alien
• contradictory
• unalike
• antithetical
• antipathetic
• antipodal
• polar
• contrary
• diametric
• antipodean

Dissimilar Words

• similar
• analogous
• same
• like
• identical
• noncontradictory
• equivalent
• alike
• synonymous

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obverse

Noun

Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images New designs on the obverse and reverse of the 2026 dime, quarter and half dollar coins will be minted throughout the year to celebrate 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. — CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025

On the watch’s obverse, a teal blue dial in grand feu enamel presents a dynamic barley-seed pattern that requires 12 hours of meticulous hand-work to create. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025

Adjective

His design was sculpted in gold and silver for both the obverse (front side of the coin) and reverse side for the 2025 Liberty series and was selected as one of the top 100 Coin of the Year (COTY) designs worldwide for 2025. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2026

The obverse side of the communications coin is that without TLS encryption, that information is there for anyone to sniff out. — Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025

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