Obverse

/ˈɑb.vɚs/

Synonyms for "obverse" (163 found)

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adversative adverse adversive allyalter egoanalogon analogue antagonistic anteriority anti antipathetic antipodal antipode antipodes antipole antithesis antithetic antithetical antonym antonymous

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associateat cross purposesat cross-purposesbalancingbold frontbrave facebrave frontbrotherchip off the old blockclashingclose copyclose matchcognate

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counterbalance counterbalancing countercheck counterpart counterpoint counterpoise counterpoised counterpole counterterm countervailingdead againstdiscordant discrepant display equivalenteyeball to eyeballeyeball-to-eyeballfacade face facet facia facingfalse frontfellowflip sidefoil fore

Noun(2 words)

faceface side

Related words (81)

forefront foreground forehand foreland forepart forequarter foreside foreword frontfront elevationfront manfront matterfront pagefront viewfrontage frontal frontier frontispiece head heading

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heads hostile image inconsistent inimical inversekindred spiritlap like likeness matemirror imagenear duplicateoffset opposed opposing oppositeopposite numberopposite sideoppositional oppositive oppugnantother faceother sideparallel pendant perverse picture polar polaric polarized preface prefix priority proscenium reciprocal repugnant reversesecond selfsetoff similitude simulacrum sistersoul matesquared offsuch suchlike tails tallythe contrarythe like ofthe likes ofthe other sidetwinvis-a-viswindow dressing

Noun(5 words)

frontfront facefront sideheadopposite facing

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6 relation types

More general

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alternative choice direction face front option orientation side surface

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8 entries

coin obversecounter orientationmedal obversenote obverseobverse inscriptionobverse portraitopposite viewstamp obverse

Collocations

8 entries

coin obversemedal obverseobverse designobverse faceobverse inscriptionobverse legendobverse portraitobverse side

Inflections

3 entries

more obversemost obverseobverses

Derivations

2 entries

obversely obverseness

Antonyms

1 entries

reverse

Sample sentences

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The obverse of peace is war.

Source: tatoeba (320176)

The oracle taught that the faith of the laity was the obverse of the gods' hidden despair.

Source: tatoeba (13576682)

The scholar's monograph on ancient coins detailed the obverse and reverse of each specimen.

Source: tatoeba (13576686)

The obverse side of the gravestone has the inscription.

Source: wiktionary

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