vice versa

adverb

vice ver·​sa ˈvīs-ˈvər-sə  ˌvī-si-ˈvər-sə 

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

Examples of vice versa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

What may be extraordinary for someone may be normal and routine for someone else, and vice versa. —Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Such views are unusual, given how negative Chinese public opinion is about Japan, and vice versa. —Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025

All that said, the Eagles defense is more capable of stopping the Chiefs attack than vice versa. —Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025

Recognizing consumers’ more holistic attitude to men’s and women’s clothing, many designers have dispensed with hard-line categories and incorporated a more fluid approach, featuring womenswear in men’s shows and vice versa. —Joy Montgomery, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

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