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the opposite way

ADVERB
vice versa
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 other way around turn about upside down

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"It happened on a bend and there was a lorry coming the opposite way so I had no choice but to go over it. It was a bit scary."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Going the opposite way, Justin Theroux, as the Jeff Bezos-like billionaire with the sensibility of an oaf, is awful from the start and his schtick gets more grating the more he presses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Instead, their size changes in the opposite way, reaching a maximum near 1.1° and disappearing above ~2°.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

If anything, Herro says, think the opposite way.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

When he slashes the opposite way, the sound changes slightly.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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