oppositely

adverb

Definition of oppositelynext
as in inversely

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Recent Examples of oppositely The Democratic National Committee (DNC), as an intervening party to the case, had oppositely argued that unlimited coordinated spending would effectively erode limits on contributions. — Barbara McQuade, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 The fluctuations were concentrated near a boundary where oppositely directed magnetic fields meet — a region where scientists suspect magnetic stress builds up before flares. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 15 June 2026 Electrostatic forces occur when oppositely charged particles interact with each other. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppositely
  1. inversely
  2. conversely
  3. contrarily
  4. differently
  5. otherwise
  6. vice versa
Adverb
  • Bond yields move inversely to prices, and total returns incorporate both capital appreciation and income.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Metals prices have generally declined throughout the war in Iran as gold and silver have traded inversely with oil, which has surged throughout the conflict.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Definition of inversely
Adverb
  • And then conversely, there’s another class of patients that have the exact opposite.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Warsh, conversely, advocates for the Fed to be more opaque, a strategy the author dismisses as misguided.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of conversely
Adverb
  • Perhaps contrarily Kirkham believes being a selective luddite is actually the easier path.
    — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • In respect of job losses due to AI, however, panellists seem to be contrarily upbeat.
    — Marcus Lim, Variety, 16 June 2026
Definition of contrarily
Adverb
  • The same family — Rita’s children and her grandchildren — had been judged differently.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Two tools reflect the same underlying material back to the user, packaged differently enough to feel like separate judgment.
    — Samuel Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of differently
Adverb
  • There was no notion of beam pattern or glare control at first, just basic visibility in otherwise unlit environments.
    — Matthew MacConnell, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But concerns lurked beneath the surface of an otherwise positive report.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of otherwise
Adverb
  • When your diaphragm contracts during breathing, the pelvic floor relaxes and vice versa.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Second, designing chips for specific models and vice versa could lead to better performance.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of vice versa

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