Synonyms of reverses

reverses 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of reverse

1

as in overturns

to change (as an opinion) to the contrary

the appeals court reversed the district court's decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overturns
• revokes
• switches
• abrogates
• reverts
• repeals
• rescinds
• annuls
• strikes down
• backtracks
• countermands
• about-faces

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• supports
• maintains
• upholds

2

as in flips

to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing

when one side of the cleaning cloth gets dirty, just reverse it

you can reverse the jacket for a whole new look

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flips
• inverts
• exchanges
• turns over
• switches
• shifts
• transposes
• overturns
• upsets
• interchanges

reverses

2 of 2

noun

plural of reverse

1

as in reversals

a change in status for the worse usually temporarily

the party has suffered some major reverses as a result of the corruption scandal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reversals
• setbacks
• knocks
• reversions
• declines
• lapses
• falls
• disappointments
• collapses
• downs
• frustrations
• regressions
• breakdowns
• relapses
• ruins
• recessions
• turnabouts
• turnarounds
• crashes
• letdowns
• retrogressions
• downfalls
• comedowns
• undoings
• descents
• meltdowns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• status quos

2

as in opposites

something that is as different as possible from something else

how could you think I don't like pizza, when it's just the reverse: I love pizza

Synonyms & Similar Words

• opposites
• counters
• antitheses
• contraries
• obverses
• antipodes
• negatives
• negations
• mirror images
• converses
• antonyms
• inverses
• counterpoints

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• synonyms
• copies
• counterparts
• analogues
• duplicates
• replicas
• carbon copies

3

as in backs

a behind part or surface

on the reverse of the ticket you'll find the notice that it's nontransferable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backs
• rears
• tails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• faces
• fronts
• foreheads
• foreparts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reverses

Verb

Quarterback race reverses The backup quarterback situation went backward. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Best in Class reverses the traditional path from reality contestant to creator. — Jacqueline Jevtich, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

For the past few years, Google’s battery capacity has been inching upward, but the Pixel 11 series bizarrely reverses that trend. — ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

After Descamps arrived in an ambulance earlier that day, hospital staff cleaned him up and administered naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses. — Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Aug. 2026

If Miller, who won his Republican primary unopposed, reverses course and drops out of the race by Aug, 5, GOP leaders could pick a replacement candidate to run in the November midterms general election. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026

As Marvel reverses its decision to renew Wonder Man for Season 2 on Disney+, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is bidding farewell to the role of reluctantly super-powered actor Simon Williams. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 July 2026

The latest slowdown reverses weeks of gradual normalization after the mid-June ceasefire had encouraged some shipowners to resume Gulf voyages. — Lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 21 July 2026

The injunction is not a final ruling on the lawsuit’s claims, but will allow the grace period to remain in effect until the lawsuit is resolved or a higher court reverses the decision. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Noun

The year ahead now promises multiple serious reverses. — David Miliband, Time, 9 Apr. 2026

Most of those came on reverses or other wide runs. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025