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reversion
  1. The action of reverting something.
  2. The action of returning to a former condition or practice; reversal.
  3. The fact of being turned the reverse way.
  4. The action of turning something the reverse way.
  5. (law) The return of an estate to the donor or grantor after expiry of the grant.
  6. (law) An estate which has been returned in this manner.
  7. (law) The right of succeeding to an estate, or to another possession.
  8. The right of succeeding to an office after the death or retirement of the holder.
  9. The return of a genetic characteristic after a period of suppression.
  10. A sum payable on a person's death.
  11. Synonyms:
      12. lapse, regression, backsliding, retrogression, reverting, relapse, atavism, retreat, return, reversal, reversing, throwback, recession, reverse, retrogradation, backslide, going backward, movement backward, recurrence, recidivism, relapsing, repetition, slide, recidivation, deterioration, reoffending, reoffense, degeneration, worsening, reverting to old habits, getting worse, decline, debasement, degeneracy, descent, devolution, abasement, degradation, devaluation, downfall, downgrade, downturn, vitiation, ebb, slip … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “The residual land is only suitable for residential development or reversion to its natural state.”
      “Vico was not advocating mankind's reversion to a state of barbarism.”
      “This seemed all but impossible without a near-complete reversion in course.”
reverse
  1. The opposite of something. [from 14th c.]
  2. The act of going backwards; a reversal. [from 15th c.]
  3. A piece of misfortune; a setback. [from 16th c.]
  4. The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse. [from 17th c.]
  5. The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side. [from 18th c.]
  6. The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards. [from 19th c.]
  7. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
  8. (surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
  9. Synonyms:
      10. underside, back, bottom, underneath, tail, verso, rear, opposite side, reverse side, flip side, other side, wrong side, B-side, obverse, stern, back end, rear side, opposite, antithesis, contrary, converse, contradiction, counter, inverse, antipode, contra, negative, antipole, contradictory, counterpole, opposite extreme, other extreme, other side of the coin, contrast, foil, reversal, contraposition, contrariety, other, antonym, inversion, counterpart, per contra, oppositeness, antipodes, contrareity, conversion … more
  10. Examples:
      11. “The deadlines are listed on the reverse of this page.”
      “The origin of new characters and the persistence of ancestral ones can occur in two ways, one of which is the exact reverse of the other.”
      “Citizens began to wonder about the reasons for the reverse on his stance on corruption.”
reversal
  1. The state of being reversed.
  2. An instance of reversing.
  3. A change in fortune; a change from being successful to having problems.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. turnaround, turnabout, shift, turnround, doubleback, swing, rowback, swerve, backpedalling, backpedaling, switch, U-turn, about-turn, change in direction, about-face, volte-face, change of heart, flip-flop, change, backtracking, retraction, turn, reverse, sea change, change of direction, change of mind, reversion, transformation, volte face, 180 degree turn, change of tack, cancelation, one-eighty, paradigm shift, repeal, revolution, tergiversation, cancellation, changeabout, rotation, overturning, right about turn, reversal of policy, U-ey, change of plan, backtrack, rollback, rethink, backdown, u-turn … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “This seemed all but impossible without a near-complete reversal in course.”
      “It is undeniable that in late 1935, Goebbels experienced a stunning reversal in his views about modern art.”
      “The Minister for Communications was asked to explain the government's surprising reversal of policy.”
reversalism
  1. (philosophy) The idea that what is true about the universe is the exact opposite of what a person or group of people believes.
  2. (rare, countable) An act of reversing or a state of being reversed.
reversioner
  1. (law) A person who possesses the reversion to an estate or office.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Their value and purpose would be undermined if the security was always defeasible on a transfer of his reversion by the reversioner.”
reverser
  1. Something which reverses a particular action or condition.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Unlike the torque sensor on Miller's car, which is fitted around the pinion shaft, Kalitta's is bolted to the back of the reverser.”
      “I'll just use the time reverser and be back a minute after we left.”
      “As with all Falcon trijets, the center engine will have a thrust reverser.”
reversality
  1. (rare) The state, property, or quality of being reversed.
reversalist
  1. (philosophy) A supporter of the idea of reversalism.
reversibility
  1. The property of being reversible.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Reoxygenation experiments were also carried out to confirm the reversibility of the deoxygenation experiments.”
      “Imposing time reversibility has the computational advantage that the matrix exponentiation can be carried out without much difficulty.”
      “A causal mechanism and the potential reversibility of lung pathology await elucidation.”
reversionary
  1. A reversioner.
reversing
  1. An act of reversal.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reversion, lapse, regression, backsliding, retrogression, reverting, relapse, atavism, retreat, return, reversal, throwback … more
reversibilities
  1. plural of reversibility
reversionaries
  1. plural of reversionary
reversalisms
  1. plural of reversalism
reversioners
  1. plural of reversioner
reversalists
  1. plural of reversalist
reversions
  1. plural of reversion
  2. Synonyms:
      3. lapses, regressions, backslidings, retrogressions, relapses, atavisms, retreats, returns, reversals, reversings, throwbacks, recessions, reverses, retrogradations, relapsings, recurrences, recidivisms, slides, repetitions, declines, degenerations, deteriorations, debasements, degeneracies, descents, devolutions, abasements, degradations, devaluations, downfalls, downgrades, downturns, vitiations, ebbs, slips, slumps, wanings, worsenings, turnarounds, turnabouts, shifts, turnrounds, swings, swerves, switches, rotations … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “It seems that the stock of royal lands was dwindling faster than it was being replenished by forfeitures and reversions to the Crown.”
      “There are several reversions to male incubation from a shared incubation ancestor.”
      “But there was little follow-through, so in the decades that followed Reconstruction, the process was punctuated by reversions and rebellions.”
reversings
  1. plural of reversing
  2. Synonyms:
      3. reversion, lapses, regression, backslidings, retrogressions, relapses, atavisms, retreats, returns, reversal, throwbacks … more
reversers
  1. plural of reverser
reversals
  1. plural of reversal
  2. Synonyms:
      3. turnarounds, turnabouts, shifts, turnrounds, swings, swerves, switches, U-turns, about-turns, about-faces, volte-faces, changes of heart, flip-flops, backtrackings, changes, sea changes, reverses, retractions, turns, changes of mind, reversions, paradigm shifts, transformations, changes of tack, cancelations, repeals, second thoughts, revolutions, tergiversations, cancellations, rotations, backtracks, rethinks, overturnings, climb-downs, moves, u-turns, backdowns, annulments, rollbacks, inversions, transpositions, switchovers, changeovers, concessions, retreats, retroversions, turnings, retrogressions, regressions … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In both years of this study, the highest ice speeds were observed following reversals of direction.”
      “But the party suffered serious reversals Feb. 25, when it lost all of four state-level elections.”
      “Finally, the Lexical Decision test is a measure of children's right-left spatial reversals of Chinese radicals.”
reverses
  1. plural of reverse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. undersides, backs, bottom, underneath, versos, rears, opposite sides, flip sides, B-sides, opposites, antitheses, contraries, converses, contradiction, counters, inverses, antipodes, contras, negatives, obverses, antipoles, contradictories, counterpoles, turnabouts, switches, reversal, reversion, turns, turnaround, retrogressions, retroversion, turnings, overturnings, regression, about-faces, flip-flops, turn arounds, changes of mind, about-turns, U-turns, volte-faces, changes of heart, misfortune, setbacks, mishaps, tragedy, blows, catastrophes, disasters, misadventure … more
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