Synonyms of reversing

reversing

verb

present participle of reverse

1

as in overturning

to change (as an opinion) to the contrary

the appeals court reversed the district court's decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• overturning
• revoking
• switching
• repealing
• abrogating
• rescinding
• reverting
• annulling
• striking down
• backtracking
• countermanding
• about-facing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• maintaining
• supporting
• upholding

2

as in flipping

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

• flipping
• inverting
• exchanging
• switching
• shifting
• turning over
• overturning
• transposing
• interchanging
• upsetting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of reversing

Now, district and school board officials are considering reversing that rollback in order to raise the district’s levy rate and bring in some extra revenue during the shortfall. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Bad Bunny and several other artists scored a major win in a copyright lawsuit against them, with a federal judge reversing a previous decision that allowed the case to proceed toward trial. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

In New York City, the education department banned the use of ChatGPT from school devices and networks in 2023, before reversing course months later. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Fatal overdoses declined from 3,056 in 2023 to 2,192 in 2024, reversing nearly a decade of increases. — Joel Teron, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

The Dallas Cowboys spent the entire offseason focused on trying to fix one of the NFL's worst defenses, and Washington's hopes revolve around a healthy Jayden Daniels reversing last year's slide from contender to also-ran. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

The Labor Department’s unemployment rate has been declining in recent months, reversing last year’s uptick, but an alternate measure tells a different story. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Summary Nigeria will rejoin FTSE Russell's frontier market equity indexes on September 21, reversing its 2023 removal due to foreign exchange repatriation difficulties. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Thanks to a rising demand for more premium products, airlines are reversing course on the steady elimination of individual entertainment screens and are now adding them back to their fleets across all cabin classes. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026