oppositely

Part of Speech:

All (5) Adverb (3) Conjunction (2)

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differently adv.
unfavorably adv.
vice versa adv.
or conj.
or conj.

ADVERB

differently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

individually negatively separately variously

WEAK

abnormally adversely antagonistically antithetically asymmetrically conflictingly contradictorily contrarily contrastingly contrastively discordantly disparately dissimilarly distinctively divergently diversely hostilely in a different manner incompatibly incongruously nonconformably on the contrary on the other hand poles apart uniquely unorthodoxly unusually vice versa

Antonyms

STRONGEST

together

ADVERB

unfavorably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adversely critically

WEAK

conflictingly contrarily disparagingly opposingly unflatteringly untowardly

Antonyms

WEAK

agreeably approvingly favorably positively

ADVERB

vice versa

Synonyms

WEAK

about-face again backwards contra contrarily contrariwise contrary conversely far from it in reverse inversely mutatis mutandis on the contrary reversed the opposite way the other way around turn about upside down

CONJUNCTION

Synonyms

STRONG

alternative substitute uncertainty

WEAK

else ere instead otherwise rather

Antonyms

WEAK

neither nor without choice

CONJUNCTION

Synonyms

WEAK

contrary to in reverse instead instead of on the contrary or not or not exactly or rather rather reversing it

Antonyms

WEAK

neither nor without choice

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oppositely

The experts I spoke with were oppositely equivocal, despite acknowledging the apparent quality control issues at Boeing.

From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2024

"In most insulators, oppositely charged electrons and holes interact with one another just as an electron and a proton bind to form a hydrogen atom," Mehio explains.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2023

Even the grave’s placement within the cemetery, standing apart and oriented oppositely to all the others, is a point of contention.

From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2022

Fructose and lactose are oppositely charged and separated out due to the force of repulsion.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Thus, natural selection acts oppositely on seeds and on fruits.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

oppositely

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