inverted

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of invert.
  invert

  verb (used with object)

  to turn upside down.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of invert.
  invert

  verb (used with object)

  to turn upside down.

Example Sentences

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inverted

Two years ago, the yield curve was inverted, with 3-month U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

In a Bicentennial print, the Luiseño artist Fritz Scholder portrays a Native American man clad in an inverted American flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Even 2001’s “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” eventually reveals itself as a kind of inverted first-contact story, with humanity becoming the vanished civilization studied by synthetic descendants of the machines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Researchers describe this pattern as an inverted U shaped response.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

A red sash covered the waist, forming an inverted peak that separated the bodice from the explosion of skirts beneath.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Related Words

• upturned