Reverse

Synonyms of reverse

• opposite
• backward
• invert

Antonyms of reverse

• proceed
• advance
• forward

Collocations of reverse

reverse engineering

Frequency: 80 %

The team used reverse engineering to understand how the competitor's product worked.

reverse psychology

Frequency: 70 %

She used reverse psychology to get her child to eat vegetables.

reverse gear

Frequency: 65 %

I accidentally shifted into reverse gear instead of drive.

reverse osmosis

Frequency: 60 %

The water purification system uses reverse osmosis to filter out impurities.

reverse mortgage

Frequency: 50 %

The elderly couple decided to take out a reverse mortgage on their home.

Idiomatic Expressions for reverse

• Phrase: reverse the trend
  Meaning: to change the direction of a pattern or tendency
  Usage: The new marketing campaign helped reverse the trend of declining sales.