vice versa

adverb

Synonyms of vice versanext
: with the order changed : with the relations reversed : conversely

Examples of vice versa in a Sentence

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Why didn’t OpenAI have to pay Disney and not vice versa? Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2025 Some of the pastry offerings available at Blackhole won’t be at Bodega, and vice versa. Kansas City Star, 13 Dec. 2025 Wall Street flipped the script on Lululemon (or vice versa) and the brand that was growing to the sky turned into the company that couldn’t keep its growth up and was struggling to compete in a world filled with able competitors, from Alo, Vuori and seemingly every other brand. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025 Zinc may increase its absorption in the body and vice versa. Cynthia Sass, Health, 11 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2025.

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

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