"reversed" in the verb sense

1. change by reversal, turn, reverse

change to the contrary

"The trend was reversed"

"the tides turned against him"

"public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

2. turn back, invert, reverse

turn inside out or upside down

3. overrule, overturn, override, overthrow, reverse

rule against

"The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"

4. revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, repeal, overturn, rescind, vacate

cancel officially

"He revoked the ban on smoking"

"lift an embargo"

"vacate a death sentence"

5. invert, reverse

reverse the position, order, relation, or condition of

"when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"

"reversed" in the adjective sense

1. reversed

turned inside out and resewn

"the reversed collar looked as good as new"

2. converse, reversed, transposed

turned about in order or relation

"transposed letters"

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