noun
- the front side of a coin or medal, typically bearing the main design or inscription
- the counterpart or opposite aspect of a fact or truth
Usage: formal
adjective
- constituting the obverse of something
Usage: formal
Examples
- The obverse of the quarter shows George Washington’s profile.
- The coin collector examined both the obverse and reverse sides carefully.
- Tails is the reverse side, while heads is the obverse.
- The obverse of his cheerful nature was a deep melancholy.
- Success and failure are obverse sides of the same coin.
- The medal’s obverse featured the school’s emblem.
- She considered the obverse implications of the policy change.