OBVERSE Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈäb-ˌvərs

Definition of obverse

as in opposite

something that is as different as possible from something else the new administration had promised peace and prosperity, but what we got was the obverse: war and recession

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obverse

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adjective

as in reverse

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Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images New designs on the obverse and reverse of the 2026 dime, quarter and half dollar coins will be minted throughout the year to celebrate 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. — CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025 On the watch’s obverse, a teal blue dial in grand feu enamel presents a dynamic barley-seed pattern that requires 12 hours of meticulous hand-work to create. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025

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His design was sculpted in gold and silver for both the obverse (front side of the coin) and reverse side for the 2025 Liberty series and was selected as one of the top 100 Coin of the Year (COTY) designs worldwide for 2025. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2026 The obverse side of the communications coin is that without TLS encryption, that information is there for anyone to sniff out. — Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for obverse

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Noun

During an El Niño year, the opposite is the case in the Atlantic.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026
That felt the opposite here,as Chandler and Pierre actually have great chemistry together — with Pierre delivering most of the thoughtful answers and Chandler playing the role of the lovable crank.

— Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of opposite

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Geomorphologists are now considering why Hack’s law should apply in this inverse context.

— Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
An inverse kinematics controller coordinates the movements of the legs, allowing the robot to adjust its posture and move in different directions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

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