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inverse

/'/I/nv/[@]/rs/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

    adj.all

    Examples
    A term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases).
    Antonyms direct

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed; inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to <i>direct</i>.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. something inverted in sequence or character or effect

    noun.linkdef

    Examples
    When the direct approach failed he tried the inverse.
    Synonyms opposite

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. That which is inverse.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

    adj.all

    Synonyms reverse

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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