inverse

1. 1.

   something inverted in sequence or character or effect

   “when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse”

   Synonymsopposite

   Broaderopposition

   Narroweradditive inversemultiplicative inverse

Other forms of inverse

plural

inverses·

comparative

inverser·

superlative

inversest·

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 inverse

What does inverse mean?

inverse means "reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inverse?

inverse has 2 syllables: in-verse. The stress falls on "verse". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈvɝs/.

What is another word for inverse?

Close synonyms include reverse, opposite. 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.

What is the opposite of inverse?

The recorded antonyms are direct.

Is inverse a common word?

inverse is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with inverse?

9 words rhyme with inverse. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.