reverse

reverse

noun

Definition of REVERSE

1

a change in status for the worse usually temporarily <the party has suffered some major reverses as a result of the corruption scandal>

Synonyms knock, lapse, reversal, setback

Related Words disappointment, frustration, letdown; comedown, decline, descent, down, downfall, fall; turnabout, turnaround; recession, regression, retrogression, reversion; relapse; breakdown, collapse, crash, meltdown, ruin, undoing

Near Antonyms status quo

2

something that is as different as possible from something else <how could you think I don't like pizza, when it's just the reverse: I love pizza>

Synonyms antipode, antithesis, contrary, counter, negative, obverse, reverse

Related Words negation; antonym; counterpoint; converse, inverse, mirror image

Near Antonyms synonym; analogue (or analog), counterpart; carbon copy, copy, duplicate, replica

3

a behind part or surface <on the reverse of the ticket you'll find the notice that it's nontransferable>

Synonyms back, reverse, tail

Antonyms face, forehead, forepart, front