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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as in reverse
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Recent Examples of obverse
Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
Then, in an obverse of the way such situations usually go, in 1999 Thorn and Watt ankled the group but remained together as a couple, raising a family and occasionally releasing solo albums over the next 24 years.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The obverse side will still feature the portrait of former President George Washington by Laura Gardin Fraser.
—Jordan D. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
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Noun
But the two scary-sounding facts have happy-sounding obverses.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
Then, in an obverse of the way such situations usually go, in 1999 Thorn and Watt ankled the group but remained together as a couple, raising a family and occasionally releasing solo albums over the next 24 years.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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
The obverse side will still feature the portrait of former President George Washington by Laura Gardin Fraser.
—Jordan D. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obverse
Noun
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The two are arguably the two biggest stars in golf and are polar opposites in many ways.—
Troy Finnegan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Betting the farm is the opposite of smart portfolio management.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The motor can shut down entirely on landing and even reverse prop to slow.—
Joe Salas
May 07,
New Atlas,
7 May 2025
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Lisa preached the use of traditional techniques (namely reverse appliqué), colors (black, orange, and burgundy), and shapes (typically geometric abstractions of natural features, such as brain corals).—
Mark Johanson,
AFAR Media,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices have an inverse relationship.—
Brian Evans,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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The lottery determines the order of the top four picks, with teams then picking in inverse order of record.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Obverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obverse. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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