Noun

• S: (n) reverse (reverse%1:24:00::), contrary (contrary%1:24:01::), opposite (opposite%1:24:03::) (a relation of direct opposition) "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
• S: (n) reverse (reverse%1:06:00::), reverse gear (reverse_gear%1:06:00::) (the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed)
• S: (n) reverse (reverse%1:11:01::), reversal (reversal%1:11:02::), setback (setback%1:11:01::), blow (blow%1:11:02::), black eye (black_eye%1:11:00::) (an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating)
• S: (n) reverse (reverse%1:06:02::), verso (verso%1:06:00::) (the side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design)
• S: (n) reverse (reverse%1:04:00::) ((American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction)
• S: (n) reversion (reversion%1:04:01::), reverse (reverse%1:04:01::), reversal (reversal%1:04:04::), turnabout (turnabout%1:04:00::), turnaround (turnaround%1:04:00::) (turning in the opposite direction)

Verb

• S: (v) change by reversal (change_by_reversal%2:30:00::), turn (turn%2:30:00::), reverse (reverse%2:30:00::) (change to the contrary) "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
• S: (v) turn back (turn_back%2:30:09::), invert (invert%2:30:00::), reverse (reverse%2:30:01::) (turn inside out or upside down)
• S: (v) overrule (overrule%2:31:00::), overturn (overturn%2:31:00::), override (override%2:31:00::), overthrow (overthrow%2:31:00::), reverse (reverse%2:31:00::) (rule against) "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
• S: (v) revoke (revoke%2:32:00::), annul (annul%2:32:00::), lift (lift%2:32:00::), countermand (countermand%2:32:00::), reverse (reverse%2:32:00::), repeal (repeal%2:32:00::), overturn (overturn%2:32:00::), rescind (rescind%2:32:00::), vacate (vacate%2:32:00::) (cancel officially) "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
• S: (v) invert (invert%2:30:03::), reverse (reverse%2:30:03::) (reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of) "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"

Adjective

• S: (adj) rearward (rearward%3:00:00:backward:01), reverse (reverse%3:00:00:backward:01) (directed or moving toward the rear) "a rearward glance"; "a rearward movement"
• S: (adj) reverse (reverse%3:00:00::) (of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle) "in reverse gear"
• S: (adj) inverse (inverse%3:00:00:backward:01), reverse (reverse%3:00:02:backward:01) (reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect)