How to Use inverse in a Sentence

inverse

1 of 2 adjective
Definition of inversenext
Synonyms for inversenext
  • Addition and subtraction are inverse operations.
  • The song dramatizes teen-age self-doubt and has the inverse effect of a pep talk.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2020
  • In a twisted, inverse way, sitting in the dark last month drove that point home.
    — Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Waivers are awarded based on the inverse order of record.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Bill Veeck always said that the fans’ knowledge of baseball is inverse to the price of the ticket.
    — James F. McCarty, cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • In fact, the quality of the speech is often in inverse proportion to the celebrity of the speaker.
    — Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2017
  • But in four dimensions, the field strength follows an inverse cube law.
    — Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In most cases, inverse psoriasis takes the form of a red shiny, smooth rash.
    — Lambeth Hochwald, Health.com, 27 June 2019
  • The inverse bond-equity link has been so strong for so long that investors tend to take it for granted.
    — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The team was surprised to find that the relationship between species richness and the rate at which new species arose was inverse.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2020
  • But for me, the pandemic had a strangely inverse effect.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2021
  • My own panic has risen in inverse proportion to our staffing.
    — John Wenzel, The Atlantic, 11 May 2018
  • And my mother was in the inverse position: stuck at home, a little bit trapped by my father, with three kids.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2023
  • Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 2 earning the greatest value and weeks at No. 100 earning the least.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2023
  • After three games worth of round-robin scheduling in each zone, the four teams would be seeded and pitted against the inverse seed from the other zone.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The dryness increases in inverse proportion to the amount of vermouth.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
  • There’s something close to an inverse head-and-shoulders pattern across the June through September lows, as well.
    — John Navin, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2021
  • The sound is massive, but the production remains clean, with inverse drops that play like the reflection of fire on metal.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 July 2019
  • Songs are ranked based on an inverse point system, with weeks at No. 1 earning the greatest value and weeks at lower spots earning the least.
    — Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 7 Sep. 2023
  • This is done for the first three picks, and picks 4-14 are determined by inverse order of regular season record.
    — Dakota Crawford, Indianapolis Star, 15 May 2018
  • The two species of conflagration are inverse images of each other.
    — Mike Davis Was Right, Curbed, 26 Oct. 2022
  • In an inverse example from earlier this year, a bald eagle winged its way to Japan.
    — Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The longevity of a bar in New York can almost always be tracked in inverse proportion to its snobbishness.
    — Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2020
  • In fact, there was an inverse relationship between the need for therapy and what has been given over more than a decade.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 June 2023
  • According to Copeland, Dalio’s devotion to the Principles seemed to grow in inverse proportion to the success of his funds.
    — Tarpley Hitt, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The advent of peace in Northern Ireland had an odd, inverse effect on politics there.
    — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2020
  • The strong performance of the US dollar, which tends to have an inverse relationship with bitcoin, is one culprit.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 4 June 2023
  • But the inverse statement isn’t always true: If xN − x is a multiple of N, then N is usually but not always prime.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Likewise, according to polls, the rise and fall of gas prices is directly inverse to public feelings about whether the country is heading down the right or wrong track.
    — Clifford Krauss, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Because there is an inverse correlation between the rise in the Fed’s balance sheet and the velocity of money.
    — Nancy Tengler, USA TODAY, 13 July 2020
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inverse

2 of 2 noun
  • Of course, the inverse is true: The price of Chiliz can increase.
    — Alex Webb, Bloomberg.com, 7 Sep. 2021
  • So if that is the DNA of act one, then act two should be the inverse.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Simple math tells you that’s the inverse of the Red Sox.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
  • For those who have had to take on second jobs, the inverse is true.
    — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2021
  • In the past, the prices of stocks and bonds had an inverse relationship.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2022
  • The dark gray base paired with classic white pinstripes is the inverse of the team's usual home set.
    — Analis Bailey, USA TODAY, 28 May 2021
  • This expression has the ratio of h/s, which is just the inverse of the glide ratio.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Yeah, this is, like, the inverse of each other, these two numbers.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • This strategy works as an inverse to the bullish call spread.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The inverse of leaving the past behind is going home again.
    — Steffie Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Not striking risks the inverse, as a movement shrinks to contract size.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 27 July 2023
  • The inverse of that success though meant the defense conceded chunks of yardage.
    — Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The same sentiment applies to the inverse, stark failure in the NBA Finals.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022
  • The inverse of a fingernail. d. One who keeps praying in their body, beneath the vaulted dome, deep in the fog.
    — Ilana Luna, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
  • If the romance sets up the potential for some of the franchise’s biggest scares, then the inverse is also true.
    — Lillian Brown, Vulture, 3 June 2021
  • The second jury was the inverse of the first, deadlocked ten to two in favor of conviction.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
  • Although the resurgent chatter may suggest new clues or proof, the inverse is in fact true.
    — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
  • Biden, at this point, is inverse of this with an approval rating in the mid 50s and a disapproval rating in the low 40s.
    — Harry Enten, CNN, 6 June 2021
  • The earnings yield, the inverse of the CAPE, was an exceptionally slight 2.7%.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The nightmare inverse of this dream is a reality of war.
    — Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 16 Nov. 2023
  • But OpenAI has some programs that are the exact inverse.
    — Simon Rich, Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The interior of the boat is the inverse of its exterior.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2022
  • My path was almost the inverse: more gradual through freestyling.
    — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2022
  • This is the inverse of what the Weirs have been experiencing with Lindsay, right?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2021
  • There is no good in Sheridan’s world without its inverse nipping at its heels.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 5 Feb. 2023
  • El Niño replaces its inverse, La Niña, the cycle's colder stretch.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The remainder of the lottery teams will get draft picks in spots 5 through 14 in the inverse order of their regular-season records.
    — Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2022
  • Ives said the inverse relationship between the two stocks would not prove fruitful for Musk.
    — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
  • There is an inverse relationship to the aesthetic beauty of the cup and the quality of the horchata in it.
    — Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2021
  • So Netflix is now delivering over $5 in earnings for every $100 folks and funds park in the stock (that's the earnings yield, or inverse of the P/E).
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2022

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