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

Until then Derby or Bolton or whichever club would receive 20 per cent of the gate money when visiting Anfield or Old Trafford and vice versa. —Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025

On another note, the full moon in Scorpio on May 12 highlights your domestic fourth house of home, family and emotional foundations, urging you to consider how your career impacts your personal life and vice versa. —Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025

Those who receive Social Security payments do not automatically qualify for SSI payments, and vice versa. —Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2025

The ideological metamorphoses Vargas Llosa went through are not so uncommon these days: from the left to the right and vice versa, from peaceful discourse to revolutionary rhetoric, from a democratic stand to the belief in a centralized power and back. —Ilan Stavans, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025

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