converse

1. 1.

   of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other

   “`parental' and `filial' are converse terms”

   Similarantonymous
2. 2.

   turned about in order or relation

   “transposed letters”

   Synonymsreversedtransposed

   Similarbackward

1. 1.

   a proposition obtained by conversion

   Broaderproposition

1. 1.

   carry on a conversation

   Synonymsdiscourse

   Broadertalk

   Narrowerargueinterviewchew the fat

Other forms of converse

plural

converses·

past tense

conversed·

present participle

conversing·

comparative

converser·

superlative

conversest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about converse

What does converse mean?

converse means "of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in converse?

converse has 2 syllables: con-verse. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˈkɑnvɚs/.

What is another word for converse?

Close synonyms include reversed, transposed, discourse. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is converse a common word?

converse is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.