OBVERSELY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

obversely

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as in reversely

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If unemployment for this group goes from, say, five per cent to ten per cent, their confidence in the job market, already rapidly trending downward, will dive toward a true bottom.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Early symptoms of measles include fever, cough, runny nose and red, watery eyes, Pennsylvania health officials said, and a rash follows a few days later, starting on the head and spreading downward.

— Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026

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The Slovenian leads the general classification by 9 seconds from Van Aert, with Brennan another second behind in third.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
And those that don't consistently evaluate their own evolution — including better ways of working and better delivery of goods and services — get left behind.

— Billee Howard, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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