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vis-à-vis

[vee-zuh-vee, vee-za-vee] / ˌvi zəˈvi, vi zaˈvi /
ADJECTIVE
face-to-face
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eye to eye
STRONG
facing
WEAK
man-to-man one-on-one person-to-person woman-to-woman
NOUN
love seat
Synonyms
WEAK
courting chair two-seater tête-à-tête
PREPOSITION
toward/towards
Synonyms
WEAK
against almost approaching close to coming up contra en route facing for fronting headed for in relation to in the direction of in the vicinity just before moving nearing nearly not quite on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via
vis-a-vis
NOUN
counterpart
Synonyms
STRONG
date escort facing opposite
WEAK
face to face versus

Example Sentences

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“Our civil rights laws vis-à-vis employment should be applied equally to all people,” Ms. Dhillon says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“I want to make sure they’re ... evaluating these contractors vis-à-vis the next disaster,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

“Valuations have re-rated in the Chinese AI tech ecosystem, but they look inexpensive vis-à-vis the U.S., considering China’s potential upside in capex spend and its focus on AI monetization via use-case creation.”

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

You stand in the same position vis-à-vis your crew.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

Nor was it likely to improve its relative status vis-à-vis the other regions of Earth, except for what vigor the South American provinces lent it.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.