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the other way around

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

The same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

with the order reversed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she hates him and vice versa

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vice versa, contrariwise

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: əksinə — same but with things reversed
  • Azerbaijani: tərsinə — same but with things reversed
  • Catalan: a l'inrevés — same but with things reversed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反過來 /反过来 (fǎnguolái) — same but with things reversed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反之亦然 (fǎnzhīyìrán) — same but with things reversed
  • Dutch: omgekeerd — same but with things reversed
  • Dutch: andersom — same but with things reversed
  • Finnish: toisinpäin — same but with things reversed
  • French: vice versa — same but with things reversed
  • French: dans l'autre sens — same but with things reversed
  • German: umgekehrt — same but with things reversed
  • Hungarian: fordítva — same but with things reversed
  • Japanese: 逆に (gyaku ni) — same but with things reversed
  • Norwegian: andre veien — same but with things reversed
  • Polish: na odwrót — same but with things reversed
  • Portuguese: ao contrário — same but with things reversed
  • Portuguese: em reverso — same but with things reversed
  • Portuguese: de trás para frente — same but with things reversed
  • Romanian: invers — same but with things reversed
  • Russian: наоборо́т (naoborót) — same but with things reversed
  • Spanish: al revés — same but with things reversed
  • Spanish: lo contrario — same but with things reversed
  • Spanish: viceversa — same but with things reversed