vice versa

adverb

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

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Watch the movie, then read the book (or vice versa). Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 15 July 2025 The cheapest ones often require the most expensive ink, and vice versa. PC Magazine, 11 July 2025 The polarity principle in technical analysis dictates that prior resistance, once broken, should then be looked to for support (and vice versa). Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 July 2025 Originally released on April 1, the McDonald's Minecraft meal brought the video game world to the fast food world and vice versa in collaboration. Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 2 July 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 21 Jul. 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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