quite the reverse

quite Adverb

— Very; much. The dog was quite little. She was quite good to me. — Not very. The evening was quite dark and I saw a small frog jump across the road.

quite Interjection

— Exactly or indeed. "Is the answer correct?" "Quite!"

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

reverse Verb

— If you reverse something, you make it act or move opposite to before (in the other direction). The new president reversed the decision to expand the factory. There were many new jobs in the early 90s, but then the cycle was completely reversed, and thousands of people were out of work. She reversed the car into the parking space. When my mom got sick, our roles were reversed and I began to care for her. Now reverse your position by raising your right hand and lowering your left.

reverse Noun

— The reverse of something is its opposite. Female professors are often married to male professors, but the reverse is not as common. — In a machine, reverse is a setting that makes it act or move opposite to before. As the plane landed, the engines went into reverse, helping us to stop. When the Chinese started selling cars, the Japanese automobile industry went into rapid reverse. — The reverse of something is it's other side. Details can be found on the reverse of this paper.