112 entries under reverse topic. ×
| inverse(verb, adjective, return, antagonistic) | |
| shrink(verb, drop, close, go, decline) | |
| abandon(verb, go, withdraw, leave, return) | |
| abjure(withdraw, deny, cancel, repudiate) | |
| about-face(return, retreat, degenerate, retract) | |
| adverse(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, conflicting) | |
| antagonistic(adjective, contrary, adverse, conflicting) | |
| antipodal(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, adverse) | |
| antipodean(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, adverse) | |
| avoid(verb, go, withdraw, leave, abandon) | |
| back away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, withdraw) | |
| back out of(expression, idiom, withdraw, back, deny) | |
| beat it(verb, expression, go, withdraw, leave) | |
| call off(expression, withdraw, back, deny, retreat) | |
| cave in(verb, expression, phrasal verb, go, decline) | |
| contrapositive(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, adverse) | |
| corresponding(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, adverse) | |
| counter(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, adverse) | |
| countermand(withdraw, deny, cancel, revoke) | |
| crosswise(adjective, antagonistic, contrary, adverse) |
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