vice versa

adverb

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

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These shifting climates intimately shaped the biosphere over this span (and vice versa), and in occasional terrifying pulses, threatened to end it. Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 Some treatments may have benefits in hypertension but cause harm in diabetes or vice versa. Dan Riskin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 During Gartner's event, Palmer posited that Broadcom’s VMware doesn’t view hyperscalers as strategic partners and vice versa. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025 Perhaps, for the first time, what is best for Crosby isn’t what is best for the Penguins, and vice versa. Josh Yohe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vice versa

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vice versa was in 1601

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“Vice versa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20versa. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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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

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