obverse 1 of 2

as in opposite
something that is as different as possible from something else the new administration had promised peace and prosperity, but what we got was the obverse: war and recession

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“Obverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obverse. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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