Opposite vs. Reverse
Oppositeadjective
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
Oppositeadjective
(botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
Oppositeadjective
Facing in the other direction.
Oppositeadjective
Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
Oppositeadjective
Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
Oppositenoun
Something opposite or contrary to something else.
Oppositenoun
An opponent.
Oppositenoun
An antonym.
Oppositenoun
(mathematics) An additive inverse.
Oppositeadverb
In an opposite position.
Oppositepreposition
Facing, or across from.
Oppositepreposition
In a complementary role to.
Oppositepreposition
(television) On another channel at the same time.
Oppositeadjective
Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; - often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange; the concert hall and the state theater stood opposite each other on the plaza.
Oppositeadjective
Situated on the other end of an imaginary line passing through or near the middle of an intervening space or object; - of one object with respect to another; as, the office is on the opposite side of town; - also used both to describe two objects with respect to each other; as, the stores were on opposite ends of the mall.
Oppositeadjective
Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme; antonyms have opposite meanings.
Oppositeadjective
Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
Oppositeadjective
Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
Oppositenoun
One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
Oppositenoun
That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning; as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the opposite of down.
Oppositenoun
two words that express opposing concepts;
Oppositenoun
a relation of direct opposition;
Oppositenoun
a contestant that you are matched against
Oppositenoun
something inverted in sequence or character or effect;
Oppositeadjective
being directly across from each other; facing;
Oppositeadjective
of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem;
Oppositeadjective
moving or facing away from each other;
Oppositeadjective
the other one of a complementary pair;
Oppositeadjective
altogether different in nature or quality or significance;
Oppositeadjective
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed;
Oppositeadverb
directly facing each other;
Reverseadjective
Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
Reverseadjective
Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
Reverseadjective
To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
Reverseadjective
Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
Reverseadjective
(botany) Reversed.
Reverseadjective
(genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
Reverseadverb
In a reverse way or direction; upside-down.
Reversenoun
The opposite of something.
Reversenoun
The act of going backwards; a reversal.
Reversenoun
A piece of misfortune; a setback.
Reversenoun
The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
Reversenoun
The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
Reversenoun
The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
Reversenoun
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Reversenoun
(surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
Reverseverb
(intransitive) To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.
Reverseverb
(intransitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
Reverseverb
(intransitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
Reverseverb
(transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reverseverb
To return, come back.
Reverseverb
To turn away; to cause to depart.
Reverseverb
To cause to return; to recall.
Reverseverb
(legal) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
Reverseverb
(ergative) To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.
Reverseverb
(chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
Reverseverb
To place a set of points in the reverse position
Reverseverb
to move from the normal position to the reverse position
Reverseverb
To overthrow; to subvert.
Reverseadjective
Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.
Reverseadjective
Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
Reverseadjective
Reversed; as, a reverse shell.
Reversenoun
That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.
Reversenoun
That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
Reversenoun
The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
Reversenoun
The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.
Reversenoun
A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
Reversenoun
A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
Reverseverb
To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
Reverseverb
To cause to return; to recall.
Reverseverb
To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reverseverb
To turn upside down; to invert.
Reverseverb
Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
Reverseverb
To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.
Reverseverb
To return; to revert.
Reverseverb
To become or be reversed.
Reversenoun
a relation of direct opposition;
Reversenoun
the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
Reversenoun
an unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
Reversenoun
the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design
Reversenoun
(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction
Reversenoun
turning in the opposite direction
Reverseverb
change to the contrary;
Reverseverb
turn inside out or upside down
Reverseverb
rule against;
Reverseverb
annul by recalling or rescinding;
Reverseadjective
directed or moving toward the rear;
Reverseadjective
reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Reverseadjective
of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle;
