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
Overreliance on smartwatch data may lead to unnecessary anxiety or, conversely, false reassurance.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.
—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
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversely
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Excitement around the conclusion of her global concert tour and her return to the United Kingdom helps the Grammy winner soar on the charts in that country once again.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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As of this writing, NASA has not provided any details on when and where the reports will be available again or if the new assessment will proceed.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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“Conversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversely. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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