OBVERSE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈäb-ˌvərs

Definition of obverse

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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obverse

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adjective

as in reverse

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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

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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

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Noun

Even while dripping in haute couture, Edebiri somehow never appears stuffy or unapproachable — quite the opposite.

— Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
The current twins, Declonius and Salton, are feuding opposites, both of whom find ways to lure Batter into their schemes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of opposite

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The models ran agents that had access to common exploitation tools, like reverse shells.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
El Niño occurs naturally every few years, when the Pacific trade winds that typically blow westward — from the Americas to Southeast Asia — either slow down or reverse course.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of reverse

Adjective

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
On the daily chart, MOO has formed an imperfect but recognizable inverse head-and-shoulders pattern and decisively broken through resistance around $86-$87.

— Jay Woods, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026

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