reverse order

Last to first

Reverse order is the opposite of the original or expected sequence—last to first, Z to A, newest to oldest.

The names were listed in reverse alphabetical order.

Count down from ten in reverse order.

Often shortened to simply "reverse" or "reversed": The results appear in reverse chronological order.

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descending · countdown · mirror · undo · backtrack · rearrange · shuffle · sequence · alphabetical · chronological · sort · swap · transpose · upside-down · backwards · work backwards · unwind · retrograde

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