as in opposite
something that is as different as possible from something else
the new administration had promised peace and prosperity, but what we got was the obverse: war and recession
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Recent Examples of obverse
David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
According to one estimate, 96 percent of the world’s population speaks just four percent of all languages, which means that the striking obverse is also true: just four percent of the world’s population speaks 96 percent of all languages.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The obverse side will still feature the portrait of former President George Washington by Laura Gardin Fraser.
—Jordan D. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
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Noun
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
According to one estimate, 96 percent of the world’s population speaks just four percent of all languages, which means that the striking obverse is also true: just four percent of the world’s population speaks 96 percent of all languages.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Adjective
The obverse side of the communications coin is that without TLS encryption, that information is there for anyone to sniff out.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
The obverse side will still feature the portrait of former President George Washington by Laura Gardin Fraser.
—Jordan D. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obverse
Noun
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The stories are also furiously fast-paced, each page’s ending panel practically a cliffhanger, and very much the opposite of decompressed storytelling that has taken over much of modern publishing, their staccato cadence a result of how Byrne was delivering them daily.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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But that may not spell an immediate plea for resolution – perhaps the opposite.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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Sophie Cunningham's reverse layup tied it at 93 with just over five minutes to play.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The series was a sort of reverse Stranger Things where retirees investigate a monster infestation in their community, and starred bigger names like Alfre Woodard, Alfred Molina and Geena Davis.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Therefore, the next step is for the stock to continue building on the breakout attempt from the inverse head and shoulders pattern discussed earlier.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Another finding of the study was the inverse correlation between zinc uptake in the stinger and the claws.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2026
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“Obverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obverse. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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