reversely
- adverb
- /rɪˈvɜrslɪ/
- She flipped the puzzle piece reversely to see if it would fit in the other direction.
Examples
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The document was arranged reversely to highlight the ending before the beginning.
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The car was parked reversely in the driveway, making it easier to leave quickly.
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In order to meet this ambition, the architects have been inspired reversely, so to speak.
Blog text (10) -
Reversely, what would happen if Iran develops a nuclear weapon and the Security Council lacks any decision under Chapter 7?
Blog text (11) -
The scale is a five-answer Likert-type scale that varies from "fully disagree" to "fully agree." Negative answers have been reversely graded.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
To turn so you face the opposite way
To turn to face the opposite direction
In the opposite order, direction, or situation
Toward the back of something
In a way that shows the opposite is true
One thing increases while another decreases
In a way that is the opposite of what was expected
It happens the other way or on the other side
In a way that is the opposite of what was said
Presented in the opposite order, from last to first
In a way that shows you do not agree
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reversely comes from the parts re- meaning 'back' and vers meaning 'turn', the same idea you see in reverse. So to do something reversely is to 'turn it back' or do it in the 'opposite' order or direction.