diff --git a/osu.Game/Extensions/DrawableExtensions.cs b/osu.Game/Extensions/DrawableExtensions.cs
index 1199db587a..11a8112ecf 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Extensions/DrawableExtensions.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Extensions/DrawableExtensions.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Extensions
             component.Origin = info.Origin;
 
             if (component is ISkinnableDrawable skinnable)
-                skinnable.UsingClosestAnchor = info.UsingClosestAnchor;
+                skinnable.OverridesClosestAnchor = info.OverridesClosestAnchor;
 
             if (component is Container container)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultAccuracyCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultAccuracyCounter.cs
index 5c6bb7299a..31edab5bc2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultAccuracyCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultAccuracyCounter.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private HUDOverlay hud { get; set; }
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultComboCounter.cs
index 97f33c0e07..bf9bed3fe3 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultComboCounter.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private HUDOverlay hud { get; set; }
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public DefaultComboCounter()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultHealthDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultHealthDisplay.cs
index 82f014d1e3..3488de70a9 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultHealthDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultHealthDisplay.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             }
         }
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public DefaultHealthDisplay()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
index 56eaab4408..de534f516a 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/DefaultScoreCounter.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
         [Resolved(canBeNull: true)]
         private HUDOverlay hud { get; set; }
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(OsuColour colours)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
index f263b5accc..a16adfebbc 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/HitErrorMeters/HitErrorMeter.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD.HitErrorMeters
         [Resolved]
         private OsuColour colours { get; set; }
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader(true)]
         private void load(DrawableRuleset drawableRuleset)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/LegacyComboCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/LegacyComboCounter.cs
index 9640bf1d4d..aff98b843b 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/LegacyComboCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/LegacyComboCounter.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             set => counterContainer.Alpha = value ? 1 : 0;
         }
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public LegacyComboCounter()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
index a76634a1f0..207bea77ce 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/HUD/SkinnableInfo.cs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
 
         public Anchor Origin { get; set; }
 
-        /// <inheritdoc cref="ISkinnableDrawable.UsingClosestAnchor"/>
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        /// <inheritdoc cref="ISkinnableDrawable.OverridesClosestAnchor"/>
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public List<SkinnableInfo> Children { get; } = new List<SkinnableInfo>();
 
@@ -56,9 +56,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play.HUD
             Anchor = component.Anchor;
             Origin = component.Origin;
 
-            UsingClosestAnchor =
-                // true if it's not an ISkinnableDrawable
-                !(component is ISkinnableDrawable skinnable) || skinnable.UsingClosestAnchor;
+            OverridesClosestAnchor = component is ISkinnableDrawable { OverridesClosestAnchor: true };
 
             if (component is Container<Drawable> container)
             {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
index e8687b9ab1..a00a2c0275 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Play/SongProgress.cs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Screens.Play
 
         private IClock referenceClock;
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public SongProgress()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
index f4476b9de7..7ddcebd662 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/Editor/SkinSelectionHandler.cs
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning.Editor
 
         private void updateDrawableAnchorIfUsingClosest(Drawable drawable)
         {
-            if (!(drawable is ISkinnableDrawable { UsingClosestAnchor: true })) return;
+            if (drawable is ISkinnableDrawable { OverridesClosestAnchor: true }) return;
 
             var closestAnchor = getClosestAnchorForDrawable(drawable);
 
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning.Editor
         protected override IEnumerable<MenuItem> GetContextMenuItemsForSelection(IEnumerable<SelectionBlueprint<ISkinnableDrawable>> selection)
         {
             static int checkAnchor(Drawable drawable) =>
-                drawable is ISkinnableDrawable { UsingClosestAnchor: true }
-                    ? closest_text_hash
-                    : (int)drawable.Anchor;
+                drawable is ISkinnableDrawable { OverridesClosestAnchor: true }
+                    ? (int)drawable.Anchor
+                    : closest_text_hash;
 
             yield return new OsuMenuItem(nameof(Anchor))
             {
@@ -331,12 +331,12 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning.Editor
             {
                 var drawable = (Drawable)item;
 
-                var (usingClosest, anchor) =
+                var (overridesClosest, anchor) =
                     hash == closest_text_hash
-                        ? (true, getClosestAnchorForDrawable(drawable))
-                        : (false, (Anchor)hash);
+                        ? (false, getClosestAnchorForDrawable(drawable))
+                        : (true, (Anchor)hash);
 
-                item.UsingClosestAnchor = usingClosest;
+                item.OverridesClosestAnchor = overridesClosest;
                 updateDrawableAnchor(drawable, anchor);
             }
         }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableDrawable.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableDrawable.cs
index a0c7ae43a2..1b5c0df1b2 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableDrawable.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/ISkinnableDrawable.cs
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         bool IsEditable => true;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// <see langword="true"/> if this <see cref="ISkinnableDrawable"/>'s <see cref="Drawable.Anchor"/> is automatically determined by proximity,
-        /// <see langword="false"/> if the user has overridden it.
+        /// <see langword="false"/> if this <see cref="ISkinnableDrawable"/>'s <see cref="Drawable.Anchor"/> is automatically determined by proximity,
+        /// <see langword="true"/> if the user has overridden it.
         /// </summary>
-        bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; }
+        bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyAccuracyCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyAccuracyCounter.cs
index 6c75ade365..603f0ecffb 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyAccuracyCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyAccuracyCounter.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 {
     public class LegacyAccuracyCounter : GameplayAccuracyCounter, ISkinnableDrawable
     {
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public LegacyAccuracyCounter()
         {
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyHealthDisplay.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyHealthDisplay.cs
index d70d672189..a419f981b5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyHealthDisplay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyHealthDisplay.cs
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
 
         private bool isNewStyle;
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load()
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
index 944e42ed0e..206e10943d 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/LegacyScoreCounter.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
         protected override double RollingDuration => 1000;
         protected override Easing RollingEasing => Easing.Out;
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         public LegacyScoreCounter()
             : base(6)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer.cs
index 6acd917991..b661a02ca5 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinnableTargetComponentsContainer.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Skinning
     {
         public bool IsEditable => false;
 
-        public bool UsingClosestAnchor { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool OverridesClosestAnchor { get; set; }
 
         private readonly Action<Container> applyDefaults;