as in flipped
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing
if you invert the coin, there's a picture of a buffalo on the back
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Recent Examples of inverted
Following the trend of beauty inverted with fashion, press-on stiletto nails—seen in matte white, silver sparkles, and ruby red—were earrings.
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Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
The plane, however, crashed during takeoff, leaving the jet burning and inverted on the tarmac, killing everyone on board.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
In the twenty-first-century city, things have inverted.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
To convey the spirit of the moment, John Edwards inverted the photograph, turning the reflection into an illusion where the sky above the Buddha becomes a tapestry of floating flowers and drifting plants.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Even the accompanying food pyramid reflects the reversal, appearing almost entirely inverted from earlier versions.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
For bras, ensure the cups have been readjusted to their appropriate shape and aren’t accidentally inverted before laying them out to dry.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
The Jawbreaker Gag will cause a person's mouth to produce more saliva than a regular gag and create a choking hazard if the person is unattended or inverted for any reason.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
The plane, however, crashed during takeoff, leaving the jet burning and inverted on the tarmac, killing everyone on board.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
In the twenty-first-century city, things have inverted.
—Hari Kunzru, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
To convey the spirit of the moment, John Edwards inverted the photograph, turning the reflection into an illusion where the sky above the Buddha becomes a tapestry of floating flowers and drifting plants.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Even the accompanying food pyramid reflects the reversal, appearing almost entirely inverted from earlier versions.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026
On his last record, Reduction of Man, Jaffe inverted his approach, triggering events for his group to respond to rather than augmenting his own playing.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
For bras, ensure the cups have been readjusted to their appropriate shape and aren’t accidentally inverted before laying them out to dry.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
The Jawbreaker Gag will cause a person's mouth to produce more saliva than a regular gag and create a choking hazard if the person is unattended or inverted for any reason.
—Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inverted
Verb
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At the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards, her pixie cut entered bob territory, long and flipped with bangs to match.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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Even stranger, the negative space between the stars had flipped to positive, forming a soft, almost palpable blackness that embraced the stars and reached all the way to Earth, enveloping it and me in the same intergalactic blanket.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That trend reversed after his address, and by the time his presidency ended after the 1988 election, his approval rating had rebounded to the mid-50s.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Feb. 2026
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During the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, progress slowed sharply and, in some areas, stalled or modestly reversed.—
Chelsea Follett,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Inverted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inverted. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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