vice versa

adverb

vice ver·​sa ˈvīs-ˈvər-sə  ˌvī-si-ˈvər-sə 

: with the order changed : with the relations reversed : conversely

Examples of vice versa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Riders without their dragons are as good as dead, and vice versa, which stresses the bond between human and beast formed on Threshing Day. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

What makes fungi collect resources and give them to a certain plant and vice versa? — Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

The mural is painted directly onto the building’s walls, ceiling, and structural supports, so the art literally comes with the listing (or vice versa). — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Sometimes there are paper ballots that are backed up by electronic copies, or vice versa. — Justin Levitt, The Conversation, 13 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

vice versa

adverb

vi·​ce ver·​sa

ˌvī-si-ˈvər-sə, 

(ˈ)vīs-ˈvər-

: with the order turned around

exchange money for tokens, rather than vice versa

Etymology

from Latin vice versa "with the order turned around," from vice "in place of, instead" and versa, form of versus "turned," from vertere "to turn" — related to converse, reverse, versatile