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
Here, the dynamic is inverted, with Flambae helping Robert from crushing himself while bench-pressing without a spotter.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Venture capital has quietly inverted.
—Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
How To Store Your Barware Properly Store your glassware upright or inverted based on your setup, but always use clean, padded or lined shelving to prevent chips and scratches.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
And Yoonchae Jeung’s knee-high boots and sweetheart neckline almost inverted the proportions of Sophia Laforteza’s structured dress.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The trend of wage compression has inverted almost entirely.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 19 Aug. 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
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025
Venture capital has quietly inverted.
—Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
How To Store Your Barware Properly Store your glassware upright or inverted based on your setup, but always use clean, padded or lined shelving to prevent chips and scratches.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
And Yoonchae Jeung’s knee-high boots and sweetheart neckline almost inverted the proportions of Sophia Laforteza’s structured dress.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The trend of wage compression has inverted almost entirely.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 19 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverted
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Georgia Democrats had not won a non-federal statewide race in 20 years, and Democrats flipped both seats.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Still, Vegas had been a nemesis that had beaten Denver eight games in a row before the Broncos flipped that and swept in 2024.—
Greg Cote
November 5,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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The persistence of terrorism in Nigeria, whose northern states abut the West African Sahel region, has strategic implications for the country and beyond if the trend is not reversed and decisively crushed.—
Kingsley Moghalu,
semafor.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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It was reversed into an incompletion.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Inverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverted. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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