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unreversed

unreversed

1 6.1
Not changed back to the opposite state or direction
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnrɪˈvɜrst/
translation icon : no revertido
  • The scientist noted that the changes to the environment were often unreversed, leading to permanent alterations in the ecosystem.

Examples

  • Once the contract was signed, the terms became unreversed, locking the parties into the agreement.

  • According to Oe, it reflected an unreversed image of the viewer off a concave steel surface.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Many companies find that once they implement an unreversed policy, it's difficult to return to previous practices.

Synonyms

uninverted
vsunreversed
8.0

Not turned upside down so it stays the same way up

is about not being changed back into an opposite state or direction
non-inverting
vsunreversed
  • Specialized
7.0

An input that keeps a signal's original sign, order, or phase without flipping it

is broader meaning it was not restored or flipped into opposite state

Antonyms

reversed
3.4

Turned the other way or placed in the opposite order

How Reversed

reversed
3.4
unreversed
1 6.1

Surface Forms

unreversed positive

Morphology

unreversed = reversed (transparent) = un + reverse + ed

The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to the clear adjective 'reversed' (reverse + -ed), producing a straightforward negation.

Etymology

The word unreversed is built from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and reverse meaning 'to turn back'. So unreversed is like 'not turned back', meaning something was not changed into the opposite state or direction.