Review vs. Reverse — What's the Difference?

A review is an evaluation of a publication, service, or company such as a movie (a movie review), video game (video game review), musical composition (music review of a composition or recording), book (book review); a piece of hardware like a car, home appliance, or computer; or softwares such as business software, sales softwares; or an event or performance, such as a live music concert, play, musical theater show, dance show or art exhibition. In addition to a critical evaluation, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit.

Turned backward in position, direction, or order

To look over, study, or examine again

Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual

To consider retrospectively; look back on

Causing backward movement

To examine with an eye to criticism or correction

(Printing) Printed in such a way that the normally colored part appears white against a colored or black background.

To write or give a critical report on (a new work or performance, for example).

The opposite or contrary

(Law) To evaluate (a decision made by or action taken by a lower court) to determine whether any error was made.

The back or rear part

To subject to a formal inspection, especially a military inspection.

The side of a coin or medal that does not carry the principal design; the verso.

To go over or restudy material

A change to an opposite position, condition, or direction.

To write critical reviews, especially for a newspaper or magazine.

A change in fortune from better to worse; a setback

A reexamination or reconsideration.

A mechanism, such as a gear in a motor vehicle, that is used to reverse movement.

A retrospective view or survey.

The position or operating condition of such a mechanism.

A restudying of subject matter.

Movement in an opposite direction.

An exercise for use in restudying material.

(Football) An offensive play in which a ball carrier running in one direction executes a handoff to a player running in the opposite direction.

A report or essay giving a critical estimate of a work or performance.

To turn around to the opposite direction

A periodical devoted to articles and essays on current affairs, literature, or art.

To turn inside out or upside down

An inspection or examination for the purpose of evaluation.

To exchange the positions of; transpose

A formal military inspection.

(Law) To change or set aside (a lower court's decision).

A formal military ceremony held in honor of a person or occasion.

To cause to adopt a contrary viewpoint

(Law) An evaluation conducted by a higher court of a decision made or action taken by a lower court to determine whether any error was made.

To change to the opposite

A musical show consisting of often satirical skits, songs, and dances; a revue.

To cause (an engine or mechanism) to function in reverse.

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact in an attempt to gain new insights.

To direct that (a charge) apply to the person receiving instead of making a telephone call.

An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

To turn or move in the opposite direction.

(legal) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

To reverse the action of an engine.

A stage show made up of topical sketches etc.

Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.

A survey of the available items or material.

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.

A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.

To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.

Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

(botany) Reversed.

To survey; to look broadly over.

(genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.

To write a critical evaluation of a new art work etc.; to write a review.

In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.

To look back over in order to correct or edit; to revise.

The opposite of something.

To look over again (something previously written or learned), especially in preparation for an examination.

The act of going backwards; a reversal.

(obsolete) To view or see again; to look back on.

A piece of misfortune; a setback.

(obsolete) To retrace; to go over again.

The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

To view or see again; to look back on.

The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

To go over and examine critically or deliberately.

The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.

To retrace; to go over again.

A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

To look back; to make a review.

(surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

A second or repeated view; a reëxamination; a retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review of one's studies; a review of life.

(transitive) To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.

An examination with a view to amendment or improvement; revision; as, an author's review of his works.

(transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.

A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a criticism; a critique.

(transitive) To transpose the positions of two things.

A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.

(transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining the state of discipline, equipments, etc.

To return, come back.

The judicial examination of the proceedings of a lower court by a higher.

To turn away; to cause to depart.

A lesson studied or recited for a second time.

To cause to return; to recall.

A new appraisal or evaluation

(legal) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.

An essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.

A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment

(chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

(accounting) a service (less exhaustive than an audit) that provides some assurance to interested parties as to the reliability of financial data

To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.

A variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

To move from the normal position to the reverse position.

A periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art

To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).

A summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion

To overthrow; to subvert.

(law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court)

(computing) reverse-engineer

Practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory

Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.

A formal or official examination;

Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

Look at again; examine again;

Reversed; as, a reverse shell.

Appraise critically;

That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.

Hold a review (of troops)

That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.

Refresh one's memory;

The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.

Look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events, etc.); remember;

The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.

A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.

To cause to return; to recall.

To change totally; to alter to the opposite.

To turn upside down; to invert.

Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.

To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.

To return; to revert.

To become or be reversed.

A relation of direct opposition;

The gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

The side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

Turning in the opposite direction

Change to the contrary;

Turn inside out or upside down

Rule against;

Annul by recalling or rescinding;

Directed or moving toward the rear;

Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

Of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle;