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
Instead of pining over co-workers, Marissa is happily married to Peter (Jake Lacy), a commodities broker and, conversely, a gold-star human being.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
The Panthers, conversely, were due for a regression after three great weeks.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
High-wage states such as Massachusetts and New York have high child care wages as well, and conversely for low-wage states such as Missouri and South Dakota.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
The Panthers, conversely, were due for a regression after three great weeks.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Watching Rome, Shiv, and Ken attempt to battle, scrape, and betray their way into their father’s heart—and, conversely, seeing Logan withhold, meter out, and blaspheme his version of love back at them—propelled Succession through four glorious seasons.
—John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
High-wage states such as Massachusetts and New York have high child care wages as well, and conversely for low-wage states such as Missouri and South Dakota.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversely
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My late father tried to maintain that routine to renew our Egyptian residency permits annually out of fear Israel would expel us from our home again one day.—
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10 Nov. 2025
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Temperatures across the central US rebound quickly on Tuesday, and most of the East warms up again on Wednesday.—
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CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Conversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversely. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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