Main entry: inverse
Definition: opposite in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
Usage: a term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases)
Antonyms: direct
Definition: similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
Antonyms: nonreciprocal
Definition: not reciprocal
Main entry: inverse, reverse
Definition: reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Antonyms: forward
Definition: at or near or directed toward the front
Antonyms: forward
Definition: used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
Definition: toward the future; forward in time
Antonyms: frontward, frontwards, forrad, forrard, forward, forwards
Definition: at or to or toward the front