Add to my words Add to my words Pronounce Reversed Pronounce Reversed Reversed – definitions in English dictionary Turned the other way round or up or inside out.
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A reversed s-shape
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The lorry reversed into the back of a bus
Synonims: Back Go back/backwards Drive back/backwards Move back/backwards Send back/backwards Back-pedal
Make (something) the opposite of what it was.
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The damage done to the ozone layer may be reversed
Synonims: Alter Change Countermand Undo Set aside Upset Overturn Overthrow Rule against Disallow Override Overrule Veto Repudiate Revoke Repeal Cancel Rescind Annul Nullify Declare null and void Void I
Turn (something) the other way round or up or inside out.
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After completing a row of leaves or flowers i have reversed the pattern
Synonims: Turn upside down Turn over Upend Upturn Put bottom up Flip over Turn topsy-turvy Invert Capsize Overset Turn inside out Evert Introvert Evaginate Invaginate
Make (type or a design) appear as white in a block of solid colour or a half-tone.
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Their press ads had a headline reversed out of the illustration
Past simple and past participle of
reverse
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The new manager hoped to reverse the decline in the company's fortunes., now that you have a job an…
Reversed translation into English Reversed: translate from English into Chinese Reversed: translate from English into Dutch Teruggedraaid, Omgekeerd, Tegengesteld, Averechts
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Middle English: from Old French revers, reverse (nouns), reverser (verb), from Latin reversus ‘turned back’, past participle of revertere, from re- ‘back’ + vertere ‘to turn’.
Reversed – similar words
A change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.
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A dramatic reversal in population decline in the alps
A complete change of direction, order, or position
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[ c ] in a significant reversal of earlier trends, people are moving back to salt lake city.
A change in something so that it becomes the opposite of what it was before
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What led to the reversal of the policy?, the policy has undergone a complete reversal., a reversal …
A change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.
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A dramatic reversal in population decline in the alps
Reversed synonims
Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.
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Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage
To change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen
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[ t ] the coat was too long, so i took it back to the store to have it altered., some things in lif…
To change the appearance, character, or structure of something, or to be changed in this way
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Just last week, the company agreed to alter some of its business practices., if they want to contin…
Declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).
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The decision was annulled by the courts
To announce officially a law, marriage, or other contract as no longer existing
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The contract was finally annulled., you will need a court hearing to get an annulment.
To state officially that something such as a law, agreement, or marriage no longer exists
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The court did not annul the sentences but ruled they should be reviewed., we will seek an early hea…
The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
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He lay on his back
In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.
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He moved back a pace
Give financial, material, or moral support to.
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He had a newspaper empire backing him
Decide or announce that (a planned event) will not take place.
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He was forced to cancel his visit
A mark made on a postage stamp to show that it has been used.
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A stamp franked and with an adhesive cancel
To decide that something arranged in advance will not happen, or to state that you do not wish to receive something
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[ i ] we were supposed to meet for dinner but elise had to cancel at the last minute., [ t ] he col…
(of a boat) be overturned in the water.
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The craft capsized in heavy seas
An instance of capsizing.
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Do you know what to do in the event of a capsize?
To turn over or cause a boat or ship to turn over in the water
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[ i ] a passenger ferry capsized in rough seas sunday morning.
Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.
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Both parties voted against proposals to change the law
An act or process through which something becomes different.
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The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society
To exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type
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Change jobs she's just changed jobs., change the subject let's change the subject (= talk about som…
Revoke or cancel (an order).
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An order to arrest the strike leaders had been countermanded
An order revoking a previous one.
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I forthwith mounted, and went off, lest i should receive a countermand
To change an order that has already been given, especially by giving a new order
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Oral approval will form part of the agreement unless it is countermanded by the client within two w…
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He was offside and the goal was disallowed
To state officially that something cannot be accepted or allowed, because it has not been done in the correct way
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The monopolies legislation disallows mergers of major companies within one industry., disallow clai…
To say officially that something cannot be accepted because it has not been done in the correct way
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All protests have been disallowed in the city., the england team had two goals disallowed.
Turn (a structure or organ) outwards or inside out.
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The brown hyena deposits chemicals by everting an anal pouch
Turn something outwards or inside out
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I'm an introvert and don't like public speaking
Another term for introverted.
Someone who is shy, quiet, and prefers to spend time alone rather than often being with other people
Be turned inside out or folded back on itself to form a cavity or pouch.
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In some areas, the lining cells invaginated into the underlying fibrous tissue and appeared as glan…
Put upside down or in the opposite position, order, or arrangement.
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Invert the mousse on to a serving plate
An arch constructed in an upside-down position to provide lateral support, e.g. in a tunnel.
Make legally null and void; invalidate.
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It is at the discretion of the court to nullify the decision
To cause an agreement or result to be no longer effective or consider it as not existing
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The referee nullified the goal.
To make a legal agreement or decision no longer have any legal force
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The airline wants to nullify employees' contracts if no settlement is reached., a suit has been fil…
Use one's authority to reject or cancel (a decision, view, etc.).
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The courts will ultimately override any objections
A device for suspending an automatic function on a machine.
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The flash has to have a manual override to be useful
To ignore or refuse to accept a suggestion, idea, or method that already exists or operates
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The legislature voted to override the presidential veto.
Reject or disallow by exercising one's superior authority.
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Chief judge moran overruled the government's objections
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He overset the primus stove while cooking his supper
Remove forcibly from power.
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Military coups which had attempted to overthrow the king
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The speeches called for the overthrow of the monarchy
Tip (something) over so that it is on its side or upside down.
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The crowd proceeded to overturn cars and set them on fire
An act of overturning something.
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For the most part the only people who actually bothered to look at the registration rolls and allow…
To turn over, or to cause something to turn over
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[ i ] the truck overturned, spilling its cargo., [ t ] the court of appeals overturned her convicti…
Revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament).
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The legislation was repealed five months later
The action of revoking or annulling a law or act of parliament.
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The house voted in favour of repeal
(of a government) to make a law no longer a law
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Legislators repealed the sales tax., senators called for the law’s repeal.
Refuse to accept; reject.
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She has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders
To refuse to accept or obey something or someone; reject
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The evidence presented at the trial has since been repudiated., the election results were a repudia…
To decide that an agreement is no longer effective and that you will not do what it says you must do
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Repudiate a contract/agreement failure to deliver on time will entitle the buyer to repudiate the c…
Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or agreement).
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The government eventually rescinded the directive
To make a law, order, or decision no longer have any legal effect
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The vote rescinds zoning decisions made earlier in the decade.
To officially end a law, take back a decision, or say that an agreement no longer exists
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Rescind a law/contract/decision we urge the committee to rescind its decision.
Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise).
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The men appealed and the sentence was revoked
To say officially that an agreement, permission, or law is no longer effective
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Licenses can be revoked for up to five years.
To state officially that an agreement, right, or legal document is no longer effective
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The commission may revoke the registration of anyone convicted of a felony in the past 10 years., r…
Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
To save for a particular purpose
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He sets aside some time every day to read to his children., after melting the chocolate, set it asi…
To save something, especially money, for a special purpose
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Businesses that create new jobs are eligible for a tax credit, for which the state currently sets a…
To search every part of a place very carefully
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I've turned the house inside out but i still can't find my keys.
To search everywhere for something, sometimes leaving a place very untidy
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I turned the apartment upside down but i couldn't find the letter., another poor harvest could turn…
Unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).
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The knot was difficult to undo
A feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last command executed.
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The undo command
Cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
Set or turn (something) on its end or upside down.
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She upended a can of soup over the portions
To push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more
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She upended the chessboard halfway through the game because she was losing.
Make (someone) unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
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The accusation upset her
An unexpected result or situation.
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The greatest upset in boxing history
Unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
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She looked pale and upset
An improvement or upward trend, especially in economic conditions or someone's fortunes.
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An upturn in the economy
Turn (something) upwards or upside down.
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Nearly four feet of water cascaded over the park, upturning paving stones and play equipment
An increase in the amount or success of something, such as a country's economic activity
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Economic/market upturn there are fears that higher borrowing rates will threaten the economic uptur…
A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a lawmaking body.
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Neither state was given a veto over amendments to the act
Exercise a veto against (a decision or proposal).
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The president vetoed the bill
The power to refuse to allow something to be done, or such a refusal
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[ c ] the president has promised a veto if congress passes that bill., [ u ] the mayor will have no…
Not valid or legally binding.
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The contract was void
A completely empty space.
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The black void of space
Declare that (something) is not valid or legally binding.
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The supreme court voided the statute
