: a reversible cloth or article of clothing
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Adjective
Fortunately, the damage is reversible.
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This means the cute reversible one your neighbor sewed for you is approved.
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Adjective
Carli hopes that the issues with Barrett’s lungs will be reversible over time as well.
—David Chiu, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
One proposal is to widen the interstate from three to five lanes in both directions and have one reversible express lane that could go in either direction depending on the primary flow of traffic.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Putting a radiator behind the O11 Vision Compact’s side bracket doesn’t make much sense with regard to tube routing, so Lian Li made the bracket reversible.
—PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
This means the cute reversible one your neighbor sewed for you is approved.
—Joy Pieper, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2020
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“Reversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reversible. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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reversible
1 of 2 adjective
re·vers·ible
ri-ˈvər-sə-bəl 
1
: capable of being reversed or of reversing
a reversible chemical reaction
2
a
: having two finished usable sides
reversible fabrics
b
: wearable with either side out
a reversible coat
reversible
2 of 2 noun
: a reversible cloth or garment
Medical Definition
reversible
adjective
re·vers·ible
ri-ˈvər-sə-bəl
1
: capable of going through a series of actions (as changes) either backward or forward
the chemical reaction was not reversible
2
: capable of being corrected or undone : not permanent or irrevocable
reversible hypertension
a reversible vasectomy
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