Definitions

vice versa

[vahy-suh vur-suh, vahys, vahy-see] / ˈvaɪ sə ˈvɜr sə, ˈvaɪs, ˈvaɪ si /

ADVERB

with the order reversed

Synonyms

WEAK

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

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Anyone who is sold on oil stocks should consider the most volatile ones—those that have had larger upswings when crude gained and vice versa.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Marketed with the tagline “What if your pet could call you whenever they needed attention?,” the PetPhone allows owners to ring their pets and, theoretically, vice versa.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2026

From ancient rattles, to paintings by Degas and Titian, to one of Prince’s guitars, the exhibition looks at the ways that music has shaped the physical world and vice versa.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Did you write the jokes before coming up with the structure or vice versa?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

During my conversation with Jan, she spent more time comforting me than vice versa.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

vice versa

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