REVERSED Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

reversed 1 of 2

adjective

as in reverse

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reversed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of reverse

as in overturned

to change (as an opinion) to the contrary the appeals court reversed the district court's decision

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as in flipped

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

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Recent Examples of reversed

Adjective

The first pulses concentrate enough energy into a tiny spot to heat a small region and create a reversed magnetic area. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026 It’s not yet confirmed if the reversed look that was seen initially will be released at retail. — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 6 May 2026 As the number of reversed-conviction lawsuits exploded over the past decade, the city spread most of the work around a dozen firms, who deployed more than 200 attorneys in all plus another 200-plus support staffers. — Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026 Up to a million people celebrate in the neighborhood each year, and after the state was slammed by snow in recent weeks, city leaders want to maximize accessibility along the reversed route from Andrew Square to A Street and West Broadway. — CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 Right now, however, the roles appear reversed. — James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026

Verb

Police said the crash happened just before noon in the 100 block of West Mountain Avenue when the truck driven by Lemaster reversed out of a parking spot on Mountain Avenue and struck another vehicle. — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 These changes would be enshrined in the law, as opposed to regulations that could more easily be reversed in the future, says NATHPO Executive Director Ira Matt, a citizen of the Salish Tribe. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 James Reeve, a Saudi macro consultant who formerly worked as a senior director for the Saudi Public Investment Fund, told me that foreign investments already made in Saudi are unlikely to be reversed in the near term. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 However, this could be reversed if the men stopped using anabolic steroids and continued to abstain from them over the long term. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 But in April 2026, the Tennessee Court of Appeals reversed the order, ruling that the plaintiffs lacked standing. — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2026 In Texas, Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico has reversed his past support for transgender athletes. — Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026 Oil reversed its losses after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed such a ceasefire, but warned Monday that Moscow must do the same. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 Swift intervention reversed their decline after Aldabra was designated a strict nature reserve in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1982. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reversed

Adjective

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

Verb

In February, the High Court ruled it unlawful and disproportionate, but the Court of Appeal overturned that ruling in June.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Last year, Palestine Action’s co-founder Huda Ammori ⁠challenged the ban and the High Court ruled in her favor in February, before the Court of Appeal overturned that decision in June.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of overturned

Verb

Worse, the fragmentation of DNA in the ancient samples gives an imperfect record of which of those regulatory switches are to be flipped which way.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers swept the Brewers in last year’s NLCS, but with Los Angeles injured and a year older, the script has flipped to this point.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of flipped

Verb

The administration has waged a multi-front battle against the press, including an early review of the broadcast licenses for ABC's local TV stations that could lead to them being revoked.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
According to the producers, Casparina was in Beijing representing Indonesia at an international forum when her citizenship was revoked over her opposition to the new regime.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of revoked

Verb

Researchers first switched out three of the pairings, then the other three, before eventually changing all six.

— Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
Only the Houston Astros eventually switched leagues, going from the NL to the AL in another inane MLB decision.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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