Obverse is an English word with synonyms like option or alternative. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Obverse meaning
- Turned or facing toward the observer.
- Corresponding; complementary.
- Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.
Synonyms of Obverse
Using Obverse
- The main meaning on this page is: Turned or facing toward the observer. | Corresponding; complementary. | Having the base, or end next to the attachment, narrower than the top.
- Useful related words include: option, alternative, choice, side.
- In the example corpus, obverse often appears in combinations such as: the obverse, obverse of, obverse and.
Context around Obverse
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obverse
- In this selection, "obverse" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gold, side, king and law stand out and add context to how "obverse" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include on the obverse of the and on the obverse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obverse" sits close to words such as abominable, acolytes and acv, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obverse
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
After 1992, all notes have instead featured a fish eagle on the obverse. (13 words)
Early one yen coin (1.5 g of pure gold), obverse and reverse. (13 words)
These anti-coup protests are the obverse side of the pro-coup settlorist demonstrations. (14 words)
As one of the oldest U.S. currency designs still being used today, the $1 bill features an image of (based on Gilbert Stuart's ) on the obverse, while the reverse shows the Great Seal of the United States. (39 words)
A denarius from 44 BC, showing Julius Caesar on the obverse and the goddess Venus on the reverse of the coin In 59 BC, when he was four years old, his father died. (33 words)
Lew said that while Lincoln would remain on the obverse of the $5 bill, the reverse would be redesigned to depict various historical events that had occurred at the Lincoln Memorial. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
These anti-coup protests are the obverse side of the pro-coup settlorist demonstrations.
A coin juxtaposing an obverse King Charles III with Bluey and Bingo on the reverse – dressed as “Grannies” and “Flossing” - has the potential to be a collector’s item.
The obverse of that seeming offhandedness would have to be almost any design by Rei Kawakubo at Comme des Garçons Homme Plus.
As one of the oldest U.S. currency designs still being used today, the $1 bill features an image of (based on Gilbert Stuart's ) on the obverse, while the reverse shows the Great Seal of the United States.
The obverse would be that when whites are the majority, we’re really nice and friendly and open with minorities.
The planet on every measure by scientists is on the road to ruin, being propelled by the obverse law of Newton: for every inaction there is a reaction.
A 20-drachmae coin in cupro-nickel with an image of Europa on the obverse was issued in 1973.
A denarius from 44 BC, showing Julius Caesar on the obverse and the goddess Venus on the reverse of the coin In 59 BC, when he was four years old, his father died.
After 1992, all notes have instead featured a fish eagle on the obverse.
A golden earring dating from the 4th century BC is depicted on the obverse of the Macedonian 10 denar banknote, issued in 1996.
Conflict with Sextus Antony and Octavia on the obverse of a tetradrachm issued at Ephesus in 39 BC.
Each medal features an image of Alfred Nobel in left profile on the obverse (front side of the medal).
Each medal has an image of Alfred Nobel in left profile on the obverse.
Early one yen coin (1.5 g of pure gold), obverse and reverse.
Foner 2012 Lasner 2002 Memorials and presidential library Paper currency, double image of obverse (with Grants image) and reverse (with Capitol building image) seeAlso Several memorials honor Grant.
Four European microstates which use the euro as their currency also have the right to mint coins with their own designs on the obverse side.
His image is on the obverse of the coin, while the reverse carries the National Emblem of Greece with his signature.
In 1975, Central African CFA banknotes were issued with an obverse unique to each participating country, and common reverse, in a fashion similar to euro coins.
Kepler was acquainted with Prince Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg personally, and he probably influenced the construction of Eggenberg Castle (the motif of the obverse of the coin).
Lew said that while Lincoln would remain on the obverse of the $5 bill, the reverse would be redesigned to depict various historical events that had occurred at the Lincoln Memorial.
Common combinations with obverse
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the obverse 29×
- obverse of 9×
- obverse and 6×
- obverse shows 3×
- obverse side 2×
- an obverse 2×
- obverse depicts 2×