in reverse

From end first

In reverse means in the opposite order or direction from usual.

A sequence running in reverse goes from end to beginning: Play the video in reverse.

A car moving in reverse travels backward.

The phrase often describes undoing or inverting a process: The ceremony was performed in reverse, with guests departing first.

backward-motion

backtrack

Reverse one's position

retrace · recoil · recede · back up · retrocede · regress · fall back

contrary

opposite

Reverse or contrary thing

counter · backward · inverted · antipode · contradiction · negation · flip-side · obverse · polar opposite

reversal

flip

Quick turning motion

mirror · overturn · swap · interchange · inversion · turnaround · about-face · U-turn · backflip · rotation

undoing

annul

Declare legally void

overturn · nullify · invalidate · retract · cancel · abrogate · undo · countermand · void · quash

Opposites
direction of motion

in reverseforward

Onward in direction

forwards · ahead · onward · frontward · advancing

sequential order

in reversein order

Arranged as intended

chronologically · sequentially · forward · from start to finish · from beginning to end

process direction

in reverseforward

Onward in direction

progressing · advancing · proceeding · in progress · going ahead

Family

reverse, reversal, reversed, reversing, irreversible, reversible, reversion, reversions, reverse engineering

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