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
And Yoonchae Jeung’s knee-high boots and sweetheart neckline almost inverted the proportions of Sophia Laforteza’s structured dress.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Flight remains, but its meaning has inverted.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
The traditional fashion timeline has completely inverted.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
The yield curve inverted in February when the 10-year Treasury yield passed below that of the 3-month note.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
But unlike cinnamon rolls, which typically have a sugary glaze or cream cheese frosting on top, sticky buns are usually inverted once baked so that a syrupy, caramel-like glaze that's studded with nutty pieces of pecan or walnuts will be on top and drip down into each bite.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
A lot of the far left has completely inverted that.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
No one in the film comments that the city’s population has inverted from one Iranian resident out of 200 to a ratio of 200 to one.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Melanie Verwoerd, a former ambassador to Ireland for South Africa, said the focus on Afrikaner rights inverted the history of a people who have benefited since the 17th century from land their ancestors took from Black people.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Flight remains, but its meaning has inverted.
—Alaa Alqaisi
august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
The traditional fashion timeline has completely inverted.
—Essence, 4 Aug. 2025
The yield curve inverted in February when the 10-year Treasury yield passed below that of the 3-month note.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
But unlike cinnamon rolls, which typically have a sugary glaze or cream cheese frosting on top, sticky buns are usually inverted once baked so that a syrupy, caramel-like glaze that's studded with nutty pieces of pecan or walnuts will be on top and drip down into each bite.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
A lot of the far left has completely inverted that.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
No one in the film comments that the city’s population has inverted from one Iranian resident out of 200 to a ratio of 200 to one.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025
Melanie Verwoerd, a former ambassador to Ireland for South Africa, said the focus on Afrikaner rights inverted the history of a people who have benefited since the 17th century from land their ancestors took from Black people.
—John Eligon, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverted
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The ball sailed over the head of Spencer Torkelson, Martínez and Steven Kwan advanced a base and set in motion a flurry of zaniness that flipped the script for the series opener.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, as the Braves flipped over their roster one last time, two pitchers had to pay the price.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Seven of the asset managers said the trend could be reversed if certain conditions — like capital market integration and economic policy changes — were met.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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If the situation was reversed, there's a good chance I’d've felt the same way.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Inverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverted. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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