vice versa

[vahy-suh vur-suh, vahys, vahy-see] / ˈvaɪ sə ˈvɜr sə, ˈvaɪs, ˈvaɪ si /

ADVERB

with the order reversed

Synonyms

WEAK

about-face again backwards contra contrarily contrariwise contrary conversely far from it in reverse inversely mutatis mutandis on the contrary oppositely reversed the opposite way the other way around turn about upside down

Example Sentences

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Instead, high stock prices have historically been associated with happy consumers, and vice versa.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Did you write the jokes before coming up with the structure or vice versa?

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Despite that, Musk is still important to the state, and vice versa.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Or a software mean reversion can take the ETF higher, while chips lag, and vice versa.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

These plants domesticated Homo sapiens, rather than vice versa.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari