inversion [in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn]   Example Sentences
Main Entry:
inversion  [in-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: transposition
Synonyms: contradiction, conversion, opposite, reversal
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Main Entry: antithesis
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: contrast, opposition
Synonyms: antagonism, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, inversion, opposure, reversal
Antonyms: same
Main Entry: reversion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: reversal
Synonyms: inversion, return, reversing, rotation
Example Sentences
  • And, then, that results in the salary inversion issues that are pretty common in my field.
  • One of these events, at global scale, was the inversion of the populations balance.
  • In cases where salary inversion is a consideration, presumably you can get away with doing less.
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Main Entry: turnaround
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: reversal
Synonyms: U-turn, annulment, backpedaling, cancellation, change in direction, doubleback, inversion, repeal, rescinding, retraction, switch, transposition, turnabout, volte-face
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Concept: Reversion.
Category: 1. SIMPLE CHANGE
Synonyms:
-nouns
reversion, return; revulsion., turning point, turn of the tide; status quo ante bellum ["The state in which it was before the war" (Latin)]; calm before a storm., alternation (periodicity); inversion; recoil; retreat, regression, retrogression; restoration; relapse, recidivism; atavism; vicinism.
-verbs
revert, turn back; relapse; recoil; retreat; restore; undo, unmake; turn the tide, roll back the tide, turn the scale, tip the scale.
-adjectives
reverting; revulsive, reactionary; retrorse.
-adverbs
a rebours.
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