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in reverse

ADVERB
about
Synonyms
STRONGEST
around
WEAK
back backward round
ADVERB
backwards
Synonyms
STRONGEST
back backward
STRONG
rearward rearwards
WEAK
about around toward the rear
ADVERB
rearward
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rearwards
STRONG
backward backwards behind
WEAK
abaft around astern inverted turned around
ADVERB
vice versa
Synonyms
WEAK
about-face again backwards contra contrarily contrariwise contrary conversely far from it inversely mutatis mutandis on the contrary oppositely reversed the opposite way the other way around turn about upside down
CONJUNCTION
or
Synonyms
WEAK
contrary to instead instead of on the contrary oppositely or not or not exactly or rather rather reversing it
Antonyms
WEAK
neither nor without choice

Example Sentences

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The same logic works in reverse: travelers who want a London IP for the BBC iPlayer or a Tokyo IP for region-locked Japanese services can spin one up in seconds.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

After a short break, they do it all in reverse - collecting the empty boxes and returning them to the kitchens they came from by mid-afternoon.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

At times, elites used hat etiquette in reverse.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

In this latest rebound, it is happening in reverse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Already Joe had it in reverse, backing around.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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