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Obverse
Obverse Definition And Meaning |
What's The Definition Of Obverse?
[n] the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
[n] the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Obverse:
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adverse |
adversive |
ally |
alter ego |
analogon |
analogue |
antagonistic |
anteriority |
anti |
antipathetic |
antipodal |
antipode |
antipodes |
antipole |
antithesis |
antithetic |
antonym |
antonymous |
associate |
at cross-purposes |
balancing |
bold front |
brave face |
brave front |
brother |
clashing |
close copy |
close match |
cognate |
companion |
compensating |
complement |
conflicting |
confronting |
congenator |
congener |
contra |
contradictory |
contradistinct |
contrapositive |
contrarious |
contrary |
contrasted |
converse |
coordinate |
correlate |
correlative |
correspondent |
counter |
counterbalance |
counterbalancing |
countercheck |
counterpart |
counterpoint |
counterpoise |
counterpoised |
counterpole |
counterterm |
countervailing |
dead against |
discordant |
discrepant |
display |
equivalent |
eyeball to eyeball |
eyeball-to-eyeball |
facade |
face |
facet |
facia |
facing |
fellow |
foil |
fore |
forefront |
foreground |
forehand |
foreland |
forepart |
forequarter |
foreside |
foreword |
front |
front elevation |
front man |
front matter |
front page |
front view |
frontage |
frontal |
frontier |
frontispiece |
head |
heading |
heads |
hostile |
image |
inconsistent |
inimical |
inverse |
kindred spirit |
lap |
like |
likeness |
mate |
near duplicate |
offset |
opposed |
opposing |
opposite |
opposite number |
opposite side |
oppositional |
oppositive |
oppugnant |
other face |
other side |
parallel |
pendant |
perverse |
picture |
polar |
polaric |
polarized |
preface |
prefix |
priority |
proscenium |
reciprocal |
repugnant |
reverse |
second self |
setoff |
similitude |
simulacrum |
sister |
soul mate |
squared off |
such |
suchlike |
tails |
tally |
the contrary |
the like of |
the likes of |
the other side |
twin |
vis-a-vis |
window dressing
See Also | alternative |
choice |
coin |
head |
option |
side
Obverse In Webster's Dictionary
\Ob*verse"\, a. [L. obversus, p. p. of obvertere. See
{Obvert}.]
Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than
the top, as a leaf.
\Ob"verse\, n. [Cf.F. obverse, obvers. See {Obverse},
a.]
1. The face of a coin which has the principal image or
inscription upon it; -- the other side being the reverse.
2. Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to,
another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible
sides, or of two corresponding things.
The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being
the obverse of the fact that there is no alternative
belief. --H. Spencer.
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