as in converse
formal + technical
something that is formed by inverting something else
the inverse of your argument
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as in reverse
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Recent Examples of inverse
Ryley Amond, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Once an autocratic sea with democratic islands, Latin America became the inverse.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Todd Gordon, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Male voters showed a similar but inverse pattern, favoring Trump by 52 percent to Harris' 38 percent.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Think of it as the inverse of the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) movement that was buzzing in 2023.
—Ryley Amond, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Once an autocratic sea with democratic islands, Latin America became the inverse.
—Will Freeman, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
The two markets have an inverse relationship going back to 2024.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
Male voters showed a similar but inverse pattern, favoring Trump by 52 percent to Harris' 38 percent.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverse
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James Devaney Vivienne, of course, joined Jolie on opening night of The Outsiders, dressing on-theme in a navy utilitarian jumpsuit and converse.Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2024
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Later, Lacy watches inquisitively as Janet converses with Avi (Elias Koteas), the leader of a cultish theatrical troupe who sets his sights on her.Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
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But Reese dropped a reverse layup and set the stage for Cronin’s double technical fouls and ejection.Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
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Desperate for a win, LA Knight locked in a reverse Boston Crab and that submission looked wild.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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While the Salvation Army says its aim is to prevent homelessness, some advocates have seen the opposite.Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
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Rather than influencing banks to ignore climate change, the incoming Trump administration and bank regulators should be pushing banks to do the opposite.Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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But more significantly, the frustration that led to that penalty came out of something St. Louis has been wanting out of Caufield, so to punish him for providing what his coach wants from him would have been counter to that message.Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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Simple Houseware Over-the-Cabinet Door Organizer Holder $20 $18 Amazon Especially short on counter and cupboard space?Bridget Reed Morawski, Architectural Digest, 3 Jan. 2025
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The context seemed to offer proof of William Blake’s adage: Without contraries is no progression.Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
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Anyone still out on new ownership is just a contrary a this point.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 29 July 2024
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Sometimes, this is the result of malicious attacks by antagonistic entities or foolish misbehavior on the part of the executives themselves, but other times, even innocent mistakes in online reputation management can cause damage.Chad Angle, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Editor’s picks Much of the talk around finances on the app has remained largely antagonistic against large-scale influencers.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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According to one estimate, 96 percent of the world’s population speaks just four percent of all languages, which means that the striking obverse is also true: just four percent of the world’s population speaks 96 percent of all languages.Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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But the two scary-sounding facts have happy-sounding obverses.Dominic Pino, National Review, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Inverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverse. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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