reverse dictionary

noun

A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.

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inverted dictionary
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Meanings

nounreverse dictionary (plural reverse dictionaries)

plural reverse dictionaries

  1. A dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on: Nausicaa would precede Hecuba, which would precede orca; influenza would precede cab, and so on.
  2. A dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe.

    Synonyms: inverted dictionary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe.

Similar
inverted dictionary

Translations

Bulgarian обратен речник
  • обратен речник (obraten rečnik)a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Dutch retrograad
  • retrograada dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Esperanto inversa vortaro
  • inversa vortaroa dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Finnish käänteissanakirja
  • käänteissanakirjaa dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
French dictionnaire inverse
  • dictionnaire inversea dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
German rückläufiges Wörterbuch
  • rückläufiges Wörterbucha dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Hindi प्रतिलोम शब्दकोश
  • प्रतिलोम शब्दकोश (pratilom śabdakoś)a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Hungarian szóvégmutató szótár, rímszótár
  • szóvégmutató szótára dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • rímszótára dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • tematikus szótára dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe
Italian dizionario inverso
  • dizionario inversoa dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Persian فرهنگ زانسو
  • فرهنگ زانسوa dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Polish słownik a tergo, słownik regresywny
  • słownik a tergoa dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
  • słownik regresywnya dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Russian обратный словарь
  • обратный словарь (obratnyj slovarʹ)a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Slovak obrátený slovník
  • obrátený slovníka dictionary that lists words under the concepts they describe
Spanish diccionario inverso
  • diccionario inversoa dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Ukrainian інверсійний словник
  • інверсійний словник (inversijnyj slovnyk)a dictionary in which entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on
Cite this entry
APA

reverse dictionary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20dictionary

MLA

“reverse dictionary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20dictionary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse dictionary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20dictionary.

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