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

There’s a latch that opens and closes to change the blower function to a vacuum, and vice versa. —Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024

Research suggests that if the S&P 500 is up in the three months prior to Election Day, the incumbent party will win, and vice versa if the index is down in that period. —Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024

In engineering speak, the valve for the compression stage can set variable damping forces independently of the valve for the rebound stage and vice versa. —Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

To me, as a behavioral ecologist, who is interested in how pathogens affect social behaviors and vice versa, the most fascinating adaptations to a blood-feeding lifestyle are observable in vampire bats’ social lives. —Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024

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