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1. Turned inside out and resewn
   "the reversed collar looked as good as new"
    
2. Turned about in order or relation
   "reversed letters";
   - converse, transposed

1. Change to the contrary
   "The trend was reversed";
   - change by reversal, turn
    
2. Turn inside out or upside down
   - turn back, invert
    
3. Rule against
   "The Republicans were reversed when the House voted on the bill";
   - overrule, overturn, override, overthrow
    
4. Cancel officially
   "He reversed the ban on smoking";
   - revoke, annul, lift, countermand, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate
    
5. Turn around the position, order, relation, or condition of
   "when forming a question, reverse the subject and the verb";
   - invert
    
6. Move backwards, esp. drive a vehicle backwards
   - back up

See also: backward, turned

Type of: alter, cancel, change, decree, modify, reorder, rule, strike down

Encyclopedia: Reversed