vice versa

adverb

Definition of vice versanext
as in otherwise

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Recent Examples of vice versa The second is a misdirection technique called veiled capitalization, in which a word that appears to be a common noun is actually a proper one (or vice versa). — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026 Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra lasts from October 3 to November 13, and asks us to decipher who and what respects and esteems us (and vice versa). — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 Partying, drinking, Greek life, sports, and other forms of college life always risked undermining the educational project—and vice versa. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 So fall travel has historically been the domain of empty-nesters, young couples without dependents, parents bringing along adult children (or vice versa), friend groups, and solo adventurers. — Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 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
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  • Drugs that would otherwise have moved on stayed in Fiji, seeding this domestic market which didn't really exist before.
    — David Cox, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026
  • When the onshore winds from a nor’easter pile on top of an especially high tide, water can reach higher levels than otherwise possible.
    — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of otherwise
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  • Each critic portrayed the historical monument as an object of reverence owing to age, with specific reference to the psycho-historical implications of restoration or, conversely, of neglect.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • McGirr, conversely, was an unknown, having worked for Jonathan Anderson at JW Anderson, out of the spotlight, as such a position affords a designer.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of conversely
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  • Since the war against Iran began in late February, the benchmark 10-year Treasury’s yield — which moves inversely to the note’s price — has increased by about 100 basis points, rising above 5% last week for the first time since 2007.
    — Dan Mangan,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Metals prices largely declined throughout the Iran war, as metals generally traded inversely with oil prices, which spiked.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 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
  • But Perriello is betting that voters will see the race differently.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Those were both comedies about seismic events; Digger does it differently, a satire of disaster movies that says the real disaster is ourselves.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of differently

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“Vice versa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vice%20versa. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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