Definition of obversenext
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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Recent Examples of obverse
Noun
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images New designs on the obverse and reverse of the 2026 dime, quarter and half dollar coins will be minted throughout the year to celebrate 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. — CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 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
Adjective
His design was sculpted in gold and silver for both the obverse (front side of the coin) and reverse side for the 2025 Liberty series and was selected as one of the top 100 Coin of the Year (COTY) designs worldwide for 2025. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2026 The obverse side of the communications coin is that without TLS encryption, that information is there for anyone to sniff out. — Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for obverse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obverse
Noun
  • Its celebratory mood is a contrast to the Last Judgement, which is its opposite in mood and color.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
  • To understand this, Smilges suggests looking at the opposite of cringe.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Richardson’s night was highlighted by a reverse dunk in transition less than a minute into the second quarter.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • His interest began with game decompilation, a corner of reverse engineering in which fans painstakingly rebuild the code of video games.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Between March and May, PJP formed an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Capacity ends up being allocated in a roughly inverse proportion to health, and health has nothing to do with importance.
    — Manas Chaudhari, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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“Obverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obverse. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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