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

This feature provides a dispersal pathway for organisms from the Amazon region to move westward to the Pacific lowlands and vice versa, thereby changing their natural biogeographic ranges. —Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

Any lingering ill feelings Marchand had with Florida players (or vice versa) were quickly buried. —Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025

Mutual courage: The CHRO challenges the CEO, and vice versa. —Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025

The department, which isn’t the primary agency to regulate or enforce Title IX, plans to rescind a rule that has for decades allowed girls to try out for boys’ sports teams or vice versa when there is no equivalent female team at their school, with some exceptions for contact sports. —Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 14 June 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