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reversed

reversed

3.4
Turned the other way or placed in the opposite order
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈvɜrst/
translation icon : invertido
  • The reversed image in the mirror made it difficult for her to recognize herself.

Their seasons are reversed for all these same reasons.

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Examples

  • Their seasons are reversed for all these same reasons.

  • But you do see yourselves reversed in the monitors on set all the time.

  • If roles were reversed, no, no chance would anyone do this for OP.

  • The four subspaces are just reversed right to left.

  • He noticed that the reversed order of the books on the shelf created a new aesthetic.

  • When he played the video in reverse, the actions appeared completely reversed to how they originally happened.

Synonyms

102 3.2

In the opposite order, direction, or situation

is the broader idea of being opposite in way or order
reverse
vsreversed
32 3.9

Opposite to what is usual or expected

is about being opposite to what is normal or expected
contrary
vsreversed
5 4.3

Moving in the opposite direction

is the general notion of being opposite in way or order
transposed
vsreversed
5.8

Moved so things like letters or numbers switch places

applies more broadly to being opposite, not only switched positions
inverted
vsreversed
4.8

Placed or turned so the top and bottom are swapped

covers any opposite way or order, not only vertical swapping
overturned
vsreversed
3.6

Turned so the top is on the bottom

is the general sense of being opposite rather than only physical flipping

Antonyms

176 1.0

Near the front in the direction someone faces or moves

How Reversed

reversed
3.4
unreversed
1 6.1

Surface Forms

reversed positive

Morphology

reversed = reverse (transparent) = reverse + ed

This adjective is a standard -ed formation from the verb 'reverse', and its meaning is directly predictable from the base verb.

Etymology

Reversed comes from the parts re- 'back' and vert 'to turn'. So if something is reversed it is 'turned back' — that is, put the other way round or put in the opposite order.