as in to flip
to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing if you invert the coin, there's a picture of a buffalo on the back

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How does the verb invert contrast with its synonyms?

The words reverse and transpose are common synonyms of invert. While all three words mean "to change to the opposite position," invert applies chiefly to turning upside down or inside out.

the number 9 looks like an inverted 6

Where would reverse be a reasonable alternative to invert?

The words reverse and invert can be used in similar contexts, but reverse is the most general term and may imply change in order, side, direction, meaning.

reversed his position on the trade agreement

When is transpose a more appropriate choice than invert?

While in some cases nearly identical to invert, transpose implies a change in order or relative position of units often through exchange of position.

transposed the letters to form an anagram

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Recent Examples of invert This coaster is wild mayhem, with two commanding launches that send you inverting and free-spinning into total bliss. Zachary Laks, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025 Cool 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack. Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 15 Oct. 2025 To take the lower front air intakes, which were angled toward the centerline of the car—toward the Tri Star emblem—and invert them to toward the tires was a dreadful choice. Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025 Venture capital has quietly inverted. Roman Axelrod, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for invert
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  • Instead of flipping the bonus tools out of the knife handle, tying them on an accompanying lanyard, or integrating them into the sheath, KEA designs a hexagonal wheel multitool out of the lanyard attachment point at the base of the handle.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The track starts off with an opulent string arrangement and a choir, with the lyrics flipping between German and Spanish.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Democrats argue legislation to reopen the government should also extend expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and reverse Republicans’ Medicaid cuts passed over the summer.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But, after that, progress appears to stall, then reverse itself.
    Lucinda Rosenfeld, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Invert.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invert. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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