reversing

1. change to the contraryExamples: "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"Synonyms: change by reversal, reverse, turn

2. turn inside out or upside downSynonyms: invert, reverse, turn back

3. rule againstExamples: "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"Synonyms: override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse

4. cancel officiallyExamples: "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"Synonyms: annul, countermand, lift, overturn, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke

5. reverse the position, order, relation, or condition ofExamples: "when forming a question, invert the subject and the verb"Synonyms: invert, reverse