Verse -- adj., of or relating to

X-verse -- Ever wondered which word to use when describing a specific relationship between "two?" Inverse, obverse, converse...? Below are their definitions, as compiled from Websters Unabridged, and sorted by me into antenym / synonym relational groups. I also defined the rest of the xverse words in the dictionary, just for fun! You can't continue without knowing to renverse in the face of a malverse tergiverse[r.]

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inverse
1: adj.,opposite in order, nature, or effect;
2: noun, a proposition or theorem formed by contradicting both the subject and predicate or both the hypothesis and conclusion of a given proposition or theorem <the inverse of "if A then B" is "if not-A then not-B "

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obverse
may signify the more apparent and intentionally conspicuous side or face of anything
1: facing the observer or opponent
2: having the base narrower than the top <an obverse leaf>
3: constituting the obverse of something :OPPOSITE

reverse
he less apparent or less conspicuous side; in common use, however, OBVERSE and REVERSE are used alike to refer to the other side or face of anything or to the opposite of anything <good and evil are but the obverse and reverse sides of the same shield -- M.J.Herskovits> <love means discrimination and preference, and the obverse of that is natural aversion -- M.R.Cohen> <their rise was merely the obverse of the Empire's fall -- A.J.Toynbee>
1 a :opposite or contrary to a previous or normal condition < reverse order> b:having the back presented to the observer or opponent
3:acting, operating, or arranged in a manner contrary to the usual

retroverse
turned backward; reversed

renverse
Latin /French predecessor to reverse

converse
principally applied to statements: turned about :reversed in order or relation :acting oppositely or contrarily <deduction ... runs not from the indubitable data to one's theoretical conclusions, but in the converse direction, from the theory back to the facts -- F.S.C.Northrop> <I need you/You need me -- Anthony Gilfillan>

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subverse[ive]
1:the act of subverting :the state of being subverted ;especially :a systematic attempt to overthrow or undermine a government or political system by persons working secretly from within

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adverse
to opposition, to action or tendency in an opposing direction, sometimes to parrying, retaliation, or reprisal <as I reached the limit of my swing and prepared to rush back on the counter swing -- Jack London> <currents and counter currents

averse
turned away from the stem or axis, as opposed to adverse

perverse
2 a :stubborn, obstinate, and persistent by temperament and disposition in opposing what is right, reasonable, correct, or accepted : obsolete usage as a Synonym to adverse

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controverse
obsolete usage of controversy

diverse
1:differing from one another :UNLIKE ,DISTINCT <offered diverse judgments on the matter> <a people of such diverse racial origins>
3:having or capable of having various forms or qualities <the exceedingly diverse nature of man> :composed of unlike or distinct elements <a most diverse group of politicians>

malverse
obsolete usag of malversation - misbehavior, corruption, extortion, disloyalty, embezzlement, misappropriation, or breach of trust in an office of public trust, an agency, or a commission; broadly :corrupt administration

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universe
1: the whole body of things and phenomena :the totality of material entities
2: a distinct field or province of thought or reality that forms a closed system or self-inclusive and independent organization;

multiverse
:a totality of things and forces that are disparate or lacking in ultimate unity <neither a universe pure and simple nor a multiverse pure and simple -- William James> <the part that mind plays in changing individuals and their multiverse -- Maynard Whitlow>

pluriverse
:the world as conceived according to a theory of pluralism
pluralism (1: the quality or state of being plural <ethical pluralism , which speculated on the variety of political systems that became possible once the moral value of group life was acknowledged -- David Easton>
3 a :a metaphysical theory that there are more than one or more than two kinds of ultimate reality -- compare DUALISM ,MONISM b:a metaphysical theory (as atomism or monadism) that reality is not an organic whole but is composed of a plurality of independent entities whether material or spiritual or both -- contrasted with monism
4 a :a state or condition of society in which members of diverse ethnic, racial, religious, or social groups maintain an autonomous participation in and development of their traditional culture or special interest within the confines of a common civilization b:a concept, doctrine, or policy proposing or advocating this state

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transverse
1: to lie or pass across :CROSS <the artery transverses the bone>
2 archaic :to go counter to :OPPOSE ,TRAVERSE

traverse
1:something that crosses or lies or is laid across: as a:CROSSPIECE ,TRANSOM b:BAR ,BARRIER c:a screen, curtain, or sliding partition placed or drawn crosswise in a room, hall, or theater
3 a :a formal denial of some particular matter of fact alleged by the opposite party in a stage of legal pleadings <matter was heard ... on the petition, the returns, the traverse sthereto -- J.R.Martin>
5:a route or way across or over: as a:a zigzag course made by a sailing ship with contrary winds b:a zigzag road or course up a steep grade c:the course followed in a traverse (as on skis); also :a zigzag in such a course
8 a :atraversing or lateral movement (as of the saddle of a lathe carriage);

retraverse
to traverse again

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tergiverse
to become a renegade, to use subterfuges