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- [adjective kuh n-vurs, kon-vurs; noun kon-vurs]
- /adjective kənˈvɜrs, ˈkɒn vɜrs; noun ˈkɒn vɜrs/
- /ˈkɒnvəːsli/
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- [adjective kuh n-vurs, kon-vurs; noun kon-vurs]
- /adjective kənˈvɜrs, ˈkɒn vɜrs; noun ˈkɒn vɜrs/
Definitions of conversely word
- adverb conversely You say conversely to indicate that the situation you are about to describe is the opposite or reverse of the one you have just described. 3
- adverb conversely in a contrary or opposite way; on the other hand 3
- adjective conversely opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around. 1
- noun conversely something opposite or contrary. 1
- noun conversely Logic. a proposition obtained from another proposition by conversion. the relation between two terms, one of which is related to the other in a given manner, as “younger than” to “older than.”. 1
- noun conversely a group of words correlative with a preceding group but having a significant pair of terms interchanged, as “hot in winter but cold in summer” and “cold in winter but hot in summer.”. 1
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Origin of conversely
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English convers (< Anglo-French) < Latin conversus past participle of convertere to turn around, equivalent to con- con- + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix; see convert1
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Parts of speech for Conversely
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
conversely popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adv conversely
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
- versus — against (used especially to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest): Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy.
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- contrariwise — from a contrasting point of view; on the other hand
conj conversely
- in turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- in other words — that is to say
- on the other hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- or else — other than the persons or things mentioned or implied: What else could I have done?
- preferentially — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
adverb conversely
- reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- correspondent — A correspondent is a newspaper or television journalist, especially one who specializes in a particular type of news.
Antonyms for conversely
adv conversely
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