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converse

adjective noun verb

turned about in order or relation

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
ON
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. turned about in order or relation

    “transposed letters”

adjective

  1. of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other

    “‘parental’ and ‘filial’ are converse terms”

noun

  1. a proposition obtained by conversion

verb

  1. carry on a conversation

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Example Sentences

transposed letters
‘parental’ and ‘filial’ are converse terms

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