oppositely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppositely
Adverb
  • Since bond yields move inversely to prices, a rise in yields signals falling bond prices.
    , CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Treasury yields and mortgage rates were inversely correlated with the Fed’s policy rate from September 2024 to to January 2025 – strongly so, at negative 80-90%.
    George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Caught Stealing is an intermittently fun experience that would be a better time if Aronofsky either loosened up a little more or, conversely, maintained a tighter grip on the wheel.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The Fever, conversely, find themselves in a rut, having lost four of their last five games and two in a row.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Dolphins contrarily are on a 4-1 run on opening day.
    Greg Cote September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • After a near-fatal experience, Kaif began seeing both stories and silences differently.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Put differently, India wants to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific and increase engagement with the West and Southeast Asia, and perhaps a post-Trump America.
    Happymon Jacob, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • AutoPay discount requires bank account or debit card, otherwise $5 more/line/mo.
    Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
  • You are incarcerated but are otherwise eligible to vote.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Hot temperatures exacerbate drought impacts, and vice versa, making surviving in the desert even more difficult for wildlife.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The region risks reverting to its default setting, which is peace that has characteristics of war, with Iran planning to attack its enemies but not actively doing so, and vice versa.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Oppositely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oppositely. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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