as in again
just the opposite being true
she cannot stand sugary food; conversely, her husband is fond of sweets
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Recent Examples of conversely
White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Books like those by Louis and Ernaux, conversely, avoid this trap, Larson and Quart argue.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Doulas, conversely, offer non-medical emotional and physical support during labor, and afterward, during the postpartum.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
And as the Premier League title beckons at the end of year one in England, there’s no shaking the feeling that, conversely, Slot’s second season at Anfield could be more taxing than his first.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Books like those by Louis and Ernaux, conversely, avoid this trap, Larson and Quart argue.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Doulas, conversely, offer non-medical emotional and physical support during labor, and afterward, during the postpartum.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
And as the Premier League title beckons at the end of year one in England, there’s no shaking the feeling that, conversely, Slot’s second season at Anfield could be more taxing than his first.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversely
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This is the last year of the series, which was funded for just a few years and has achieved its goal of helping people get out to cultural events in Hartford again.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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The 22-year-old right-hander hit triple digits again an inning later and at least 99 mph a total of 11 times.—
Steve Gorten,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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“Conversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversely. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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