---
title: inverseRelationship
framework: coredata
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coredata/nsrelationshipdescription/inverserelationship
---

# inverseRelationship

The relationship that represents the inverse of the current relationship.

## Declaration

```swift
unowned(unsafe) var inverseRelationship: NSRelationshipDescription? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The inverse relationship is the description of the current relationship from the destination entity’s perspective. For example, the inverse of a department’s relationship to an employee (a to-many relationship) is the employees’ relationship to the department (a to-one relationship).

## See Also

### Configuring the Destination

- [destinationEntity](coredata/nsrelationshipdescription/destinationentity.md)
- [isOrdered](coredata/nsrelationshipdescription/isordered.md)