Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reversible

1 sense of reversible

Sense 1
reversible -- (a garment (especially a coat) that can be worn inside out (with either side of the cloth showing))
       => garment -- (an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk")

Antonyms of adj reversible

4 senses of reversible

Sense 1
reversible (vs. irreversible) -- (capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible hypertension")

irreversible (vs. reversible) -- (incapable of being reversed; "irreversible momentum toward revolution")
        => permanent -- (not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage")

Sense 2
reversible (vs. nonreversible), two-sided -- (capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a reversible jacket")

nonreversible (vs. reversible), one-sided -- (not reversible or capable of having either side out)

Sense 3
reversible -- (capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated")

INDIRECT (VIA revocable) -> irrevocable, irrevokable -- (incapable of being retracted or revoked; "firm and irrevocable is my doom"- Shakespeare)

Sense 4
reversible -- (capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell")

INDIRECT (VIA changeable) -> unchangeable -- (not changeable or subject to change; "a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm"-Ashley Montagu; "the unchangeable seasons"; "one of the unchangeable facts of life")

Similarity of adj reversible

4 senses of reversible

Sense 1
reversible (vs. irreversible) -- (capable of reversing or being reversed; "reversible hypertension")
       => correctable -- (capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent; "a correctable image")
       => rechargeable -- (capable of being recharged; "a rechargeable battery")

Sense 2
reversible (vs. nonreversible), two-sided -- (capable of being reversed or used with either side out; "a reversible jacket")
       => double-faced -- ((of fabrics) having faces on both sides; "damask is a double-faced fabric")

Sense 3
reversible -- (capable of being reversed; "a reversible decision is one that can be appealed or vacated")
       => revocable (vs. irrevocable), revokable -- (capable of being revoked or annulled; "a revocable order")

Sense 4
reversible -- (capable of assuming or producing either of two states; "a reversible chemical reaction"; "a reversible cell")
       => changeable (vs. unchangeable), changeful -- (such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices")

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