the converse
noun
formal
: something that is the opposite of something else
They need our help, but the converse is also true: we need their help as well.
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No spoilers here, but Victor said Hedges’ last shot sees his Gavin running out of his house toward Victor’s Agnes, and Victor’s last shot was the converse, with Agnes running toward him.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
Over the last quarter century, some firms have already begun implementing the converse of merely making money for the company.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Indeed, Hollywood is far more interested in outside-in perspectives on trans life than the converse.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, countries with diminishing reserves faced the converse: tight credit and falling prices.
—Liaquat Ahamed, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 25 June 2025
Over the last quarter century, some firms have already begun implementing the converse of merely making money for the company.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Indeed, Hollywood is far more interested in outside-in perspectives on trans life than the converse.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, countries with diminishing reserves faced the converse: tight credit and falling prices.
—Liaquat Ahamed, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2011
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“The converse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20converse. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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