oppositely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppositely
Adverb
  • While Tame Impala has never had more of a chart presence, its mainstream popularity seems almost inversely related to its critical acclaim, which is possibly at its lowest point on this new album.
    Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Apple , the defensive/laggard member of the Mag7 , has been moving inversely to Nvidia this week.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
Adverb
  • Dolphins contrarily are on a 4-1 run on opening day.
    Greg Cote September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Apple Music Replay functions a bit differently from Spotify Wrapped.
    Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Epic Group has suggestions on how factory owners can build differently in a case study that will come out in a couple of months, Ralapanawe said.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 5 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • What if that once-in-a-lifetime work of investigative journalism, the one sure to bring glory upon the writer’s name, will also have dire consequences for someone who could otherwise do a lot of good?
    Judy Berman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • However, to watch the show in the US, Americans will need a VPN, a service that allows users to set their computer’s location to another country and access websites that would otherwise be restricted by location.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • No other adult who could play bad cop to her good cop, or vice versa.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Inspired by executive producer and Kardashian’s real-life divorce attorney Laura Wasser (who is also rumored to have been the model for the Laura Dern character in Marriage Story), All’s Fair ostensibly means to explore how these women’s careers inform their personal lives, and vice versa.
    Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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