oppositely

adverb

Definition of oppositelynext
as in inversely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oppositely
  1. inversely
  2. conversely
  3. differently
  4. otherwise
  5. vice versa
Adverb
  • Yields and bond prices move inversely – as yields rise, bond prices fall.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • As a Black man, the choice to wear glasses directly affects how smart/cool people perceive you as, and they’re inversely correlated.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of inversely
Adverb
  • Helping to send the DS into the stratosphere was the 2006 DS Lite redesign, a sleeker refreshed model that, conversely, may just be Nintendo’s most beautiful console.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Makeup in the prestige market, conversely, grew 5 percent.
    James Manso, WWD, 18 Nov. 2024
Definition of conversely
Adverb
  • Apple Music Replay functions a bit differently than Spotify Wrapped.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Discussing the topic of weight and body image is nothing new for Bader, but it's been something she's tackled differently in recent months as she's been going through body transformations of her own.
    Skyler Caruso, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of differently
Adverb
  • These innovative strategies are emerging like slimy glimmers of hope on an otherwise gloomy landscape.
    Martin J. Kernan, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Some or all of these steps are prescribed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Association of Medical Examiners and the American Academy of Pediatrics when an otherwise healthy infant dies.
    Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of otherwise
Adverb
  • For example, having high contrast means there’s a great degree of difference in color among your features—such as having light skin with dark hair and eyes or vice versa.
    Maria Santa Poggi, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024
  • With mesh systems, for example, a tri-band system with one 2.4-GHz band and two 5-GHz bands might reserve one of its 5-GHz bands to send data from a node to the router and vice versa, which would be dedicated wireless backhaul.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of vice versa
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