vice versa

adverb

: with the order changed : with the relations reversed : conversely

Examples of vice versa in a Sentence

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If real yields are moving higher then gold moves lower, and vice versa. Todd Gordon, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024 What works best for you and your family may not work for your neighbors and vice versa. Harmon Kong, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024 What can people with a rock sensibility learn from the pop world, and vice versa? Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024 The results found that cats were more likely to ignore dogs than vice versa, with 42 percent of cats ignoring their canine counterparts, and only 28 percent of dogs shunning the felines. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vice versa 

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vice versa was in 1601

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“Vice versa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20versa. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

vice versa

adverb
vi·​ce ver·​sa
ˌvī-si-ˈvər-sə,
(ˈ)vīs-ˈvər-
: with the order turned around
exchange money for tokens, rather than vice versa
Etymology

from Latin vice versa "with the order turned around," from vice "in place of, instead" and versa, form of versus "turned," from vertere "to turn" — related to converse, reverse, versatile

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