vice versa

adverb

Definition of vice versanext
as in otherwise

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Recent Examples of vice versa The vulnerability resides in the shadow MMU emulation, a process that translates host memory addresses to hypervisor memory addresses and vice versa. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026 Some ice creams may be a better choice than some frozen yogurts and vice versa. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 7 July 2026 Upon completion, the two works were to be exchanged with the Count-Duke keeping the one of Barberini and vice versa. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 Both of the newlyweds are fans of the actor — and vice versa. — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for vice versa
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vice versa
  1. otherwise
  2. conversely
  3. inversely
  4. oppositely
  5. differently
Adverb
  • Earlier this year, state lawmakers suggested that the budget for home and community-based services had to be lowered or the state would lose its ability to provide Medicaid waivers, but a Baltimore Sun investigation suggested otherwise.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 July 2026
  • Since then, Brummett has seen students who might otherwise have dropped out instead enter health sciences, education and fisheries management and find new motivation to stay in school.
    — Savannah Peters, Fortune, 13 July 2026
Definition of otherwise
Adverb
  • And conversely, industrial businesses moved into working-class neighborhoods because the land was cheaper and the zoning sometimes iffy.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Antetokounmpo, conversely, scored 51 in 70 clutch minutes this past season (similar to his stats every year in this category).
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of conversely
Adverb
  • Bond yields move inversely to prices.
    — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 June 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
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  • 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
Definition of oppositely
Adverb
  • At the same time, other players were tired and still reacted differently.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • David Aaron Gallery works differently from the auction world, often placing specimens through private sales.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of differently

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