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
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
More precisely, the side channel is located in the Infineon implementation of the Extended Euclidean Algorithm, a method for, among other things, computing the modular inverse.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields share an inverse relationship with prices.
—Brian Evans,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Doing the right thing for the wrong reason is complex ethical territory that hasn’t been explored in media nearly as much as its inverse.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
More precisely, the side channel is located in the Infineon implementation of the Extended Euclidean Algorithm, a method for, among other things, computing the modular inverse.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Of the 59 studies that comprised the heart of the analysis, only 12 had a low risk of bias, and eight of them found no inverse connection between fluoride and IQ, Levy wrote.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields share an inverse relationship with prices.
—Brian Evans,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverse
Noun
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At one point, Mandel stepped out of the room to let the two converse alone, while emotional piano music swelled in the background.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Seen facing each other on a couch, the two converse with the ease of good friends.—
Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One year, the Academy decided to call the names in reverse alphabetical order and begin with Zimmer.—
Zach Schonfeld,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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Three minutes later, his twisting reverse layup made it 69-59.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In this most recent survey, three-quarters of Democrats said the state of the union is not very strong, while three-quarters of Republicans said the opposite.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
3 Mar. 2025
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The opposite of inclusion is exclusion; of equity is inequity; and of diversity is homogeneity.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This would be counter to the approach legislators and governors employed often in prior decades.—
Jessika Harkay,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2025
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The cuts came after the agency placed six employees who worked on counter election disinformation on leave.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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And it may be judged as a gauge of whether those endorsements from Mr. Trump and Mr. Musk helped legitimize the party and gave it broader appeal, or potentially backfired, given the Trump administration’s newly antagonistic relationship with Germany and Europe.—
Christopher F. Schuetze,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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In the film, Faizon's character maintains an antagonistic relationship with Will Ferrell's Buddy the Elf but begrudgingly respects his work in the store.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Kraft noted that the coin's obverse was identical to the 1806 British coinage, while the reverse was unique to the Bahamas.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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The obverse features a portrait of Lady Liberty, while the reverse showcases an eagle encircled by a wreath.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Inverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverse. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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