versus

preposition

Definition of versusnext
as in against
in opposition or contrast to It's your word versus his. She explained the use of a semicolon versus a colon.

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Recent Examples of versus Both gender critical feminists and trans activists have become locked in endless battles around safety and danger, victim versus perpetrator. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 Think of yourself as the captain of your ship versus one frightened passenger, the conductor instead of one instrument in the orchestra or the CEO rather than one anxious shareholder in the boardroom. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The downtime is a natural consequence of Sunshine State conditions versus a wooden coaster, said Cory Lytle, tech services director at Legoland Florida Resort in Winter Haven. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026 This wasn’t a simple progressives-versus-establishment contest. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for versus
Recent Examples of Synonyms for versus
  1. against
  2. with
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  • Additionally, Adam Page, Bandido and Brody King defended their AEW World Trios Championship against Jay Lethal, Blake Christian and Lee Johnson of the Lethal Twist.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The system, developed to protect airbases and other military facilities, cannot currently detect or jam some frequencies used by newer Chinese drones and has limited protection against emerging threats.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of against
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  • The country had already banned unsolicited sales calls but now, companies are not allowed anymore to call their own customers with promotional offers without previous authorization.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The effort began with a concept before moving through vehicle construction, system integration and testing.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
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“Versus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/versus. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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