as in converse
formal + technical
something that is formed by inverting something else
the inverse of your argument
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as in reverse
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Recent Examples of inverse
Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The chart above is showing you that the stock is now emerging from an inverse head and shoulders.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Todd Gordon, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Zero-trust designs are the direct inverse of the traditional, perimeter-enforced hard on the outside, soft on the inside approach to network security.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Only his near contemporary, the American modernist poet Wallace Stevens (who survived into old age), who weirdly enough also was a lawyer for an insurance company, rivals Kafka in terms of the inverse proportion of literary originality and canonical significance to dullness of life story.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
The chart above is showing you that the stock is now emerging from an inverse head and shoulders.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
This smaller inverse-head-and shoulders that appears the same is actually a very small part of the larger operative weekly pattern.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
Zero-trust designs are the direct inverse of the traditional, perimeter-enforced hard on the outside, soft on the inside approach to network security.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverse
Noun
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Joy’s voice sits inside a rich octet, where horns and piano converse like old friends.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
12 Oct. 2025
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My and my colleagues’ research into the ways brain activity across people aligns or diverges as they converse suggests that seeking to persuade may not be the most fruitful way to approach a conversation.—
Emily Falk,
Scientific American,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This included the landing gear failed to deploy, along with reverse thrusters, which redirect engine thrust forward and are crucial for braking.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
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One of the biggest highlights was his steal, a reverse lay-up in transition, plus a foul.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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The opposite is true for credit cards, personal loans and most other forms of consumer credit.—
Miguel Ambriz,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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But this film is also the opposite of what Wes Anderson is doing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Crypto Is Cyclical An initial appeal of cryptoassets, especially for institutional investors and professional traders, was that the asset class often moved in a counter-cyclical manner that provided a hedge against volatility in other market sectors.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Utah incident showed how counter protesters, too, can elevate tensions.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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The context seemed to offer proof of William Blake’s adage: Without contraries is no progression.—
Barry Schwabsky,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2024
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Anyone still out on new ownership is just a contrary a this point.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
29 July 2024
Adjective
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Sawa played Scott Wormer, the leader of a group of antagonistic brothers who ultimately falls for Roberta.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her daughter’s doctor (Bronstein) is openly antagonistic and makes noises about a change in care, whatever that means.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Design Details: The obverse showcases Adolph A. Weinman's depiction of Liberty, while the reverse features an eagle landing with an oak branch, designed by Emily Damstra and sculpted by Michael Gaudioso, USA Today reported.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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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
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“Inverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverse. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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