as in converse
formal + technical
something that is formed by inverting something else
the inverse of your argument
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Recent Examples of inverse
Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 July 2025
The National Toxicity Program issued a report of a meta-review of all the science on it in August that said there's a direct inverse correlation between the amount of fluoride in your water and your loss of IQ.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Razorbacks will play all other SEC teams once in the regular season, in the inverse of last season's schedule.
—Anthony Kristensen, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2025
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Noun
Nevertheless, as long as ether continues to hold above the neckline of its inverse head-and-shoulders pattern, the broader bullish case remains viable.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 16 July 2025
The National Toxicity Program issued a report of a meta-review of all the science on it in August that said there's a direct inverse correlation between the amount of fluoride in your water and your loss of IQ.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
Adjective
The inverse was also true: States ranking high for healthcare ranked significantly lower in the other two categories.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Razorbacks will play all other SEC teams once in the regular season, in the inverse of last season's schedule.
—Anthony Kristensen, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverse
Noun
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Liv Hewson ended up wearing the pink converse sneakers.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2025
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The chatbot converses with patients while simultaneously reviewing their medical records, then generates a ranked list of diagnoses and makes recommendations, such as for prescription drugs or lab tests.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For example, normative scenarios (similar to a reverse stress test) can add significant value when they are built around specific business objectives.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Collins said Connecticut added provisions that required chain stores to put in reverse vending machines in more locations such as drug stores.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
11 Aug. 2025
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This year, the opposite is true, as Shavers has put together his best case to make the team since joining the Bills as an undrafted rookie in 2023.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Kern County Board of Education in California on Tuesday became the latest blue state board of education to pass a local resolution to keep biological males out of girls sports while its state law does the opposite.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Kyiv has repeatedly rejected ceding territory to Moscow as counter to its constitution.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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Booths are along the windows and counter seating peeks in at the kitchen.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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Pritzker has been antagonistic to the Trump administration’s immigration efforts.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
26 July 2025
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His aggressively antagonistic relationship with sister Dee usually devolves into a battle of who can hurt the other the most.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
21 July 2025
Noun
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An homage to the complicated 1998 Reverso Géographique, this lovely new model —available in both stainless steel as well as pink gold — provides dual dials: On the obverse is a classic blue enamel face with sub-seconds and a grande date display below 12 o’clock.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 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 Aug. 2025.
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