as in flipped
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
if you invert the coin, there's a picture of a buffalo on the back
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Recent Examples of inverted
The helicopter broke a water line for the building’s sprinkler system, then came to a stop inverted inside the building.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Lastly, the bank still sees positive breadth at 7%, which during other market bottoms has been severely inverted.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Weaver and his collaborators shot scenes upside down, re-inverted them through glass, and paired the visuals with live guitar and narration.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
In a moment when success is measured in eyeballs reached, the motivations that first inspired the prominent role of debate in American society have been inverted.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The fuselage, or the helicopter's main body, inverted, with it and the tailboom hitting terrain about 150 and 350 feet from the lines, the report added.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In slalom, the top 30 finishers from the first run are inverted and from that pack emerges the medal winner.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
That means the pumping chambers in the ventricles of the heart are inverted so that the one that evolved to pump blood to the lungs ends up pumping to the brain and the one that evolved to pump to the brain ends up pumping to the lungs.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Jorrel Hato inverted from left-back into deep midfield, Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens were left to create one-versus-one on the wings and the home side’s focus on moving through the middle of the pitch did not account for the numerous traps West Ham had laid for them there.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
Lastly, the bank still sees positive breadth at 7%, which during other market bottoms has been severely inverted.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
Weaver and his collaborators shot scenes upside down, re-inverted them through glass, and paired the visuals with live guitar and narration.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
In a moment when success is measured in eyeballs reached, the motivations that first inspired the prominent role of debate in American society have been inverted.
—Talya Zax, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The fuselage, or the helicopter's main body, inverted, with it and the tailboom hitting terrain about 150 and 350 feet from the lines, the report added.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
In slalom, the top 30 finishers from the first run are inverted and from that pack emerges the medal winner.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
That means the pumping chambers in the ventricles of the heart are inverted so that the one that evolved to pump blood to the lungs ends up pumping to the brain and the one that evolved to pump to the brain ends up pumping to the lungs.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 2 Feb. 2026
Jorrel Hato inverted from left-back into deep midfield, Alejandro Garnacho and Jamie Gittens were left to create one-versus-one on the wings and the home side’s focus on moving through the middle of the pitch did not account for the numerous traps West Ham had laid for them there.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverted
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That's where prior resistance flipped to support on the way up and where the pattern of higher lows begins to break down.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Shohei Ohtani bounced the first pitch to first baseman Troy Johnston, who fielded it and flipped the ball over the head of pitcher Ryan Feltner, covering first base.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes, with luck, it can be reversed.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Tehran reversed course and said the strait would remain closed until the blockade is lifted.—
Spencer Kimball,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Inverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverted. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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