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
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
Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But the two scary-sounding facts have happy-sounding obverses.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
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Noun
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
Adjective
According to one estimate, 96 percent of the world’s population speaks just four percent of all languages, which means that the striking obverse is also true: just four percent of the world’s population speaks 96 percent of all languages.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But the two scary-sounding facts have happy-sounding obverses.
—Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obverse
Noun
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This year, the opposite is true, as Shavers has put together his best case to make the team since joining the Bills as an undrafted rookie in 2023.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Kern County Board of Education in California on Tuesday became the latest blue state board of education to pass a local resolution to keep biological males out of girls sports while its state law does the opposite.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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For example, normative scenarios (similar to a reverse stress test) can add significant value when they are built around specific business objectives.—
John M. Bremen,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In a reverse process—artificial upwelling—cooler, nutrient-rich waters from the deep ocean would be pumped to the surface to spur phytoplankton growth.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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Nevertheless, as long as ether continues to hold above the neckline of its inverse head-and-shoulders pattern, the broader bullish case remains viable.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
16 July 2025
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The National Toxicity Program issued a report of a meta-review of all the science on it in August that said there's a direct inverse correlation between the amount of fluoride in your water and your loss of IQ.—
Dan Gooding
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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“Obverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obverse. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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