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vis-à-vis

[vee-zuh-vee, vee-za-vee] / ˌvi zəˈvi, vi zaˈvi /
ADJECTIVE
face-to-face
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eye to eye
STRONG
facing
WEAK
man-to-man one-on-one person-to-person woman-to-woman
NOUN
love seat
Synonyms
WEAK
courting chair two-seater tête-à-tête
PREPOSITION
toward/towards
Synonyms
WEAK
against almost approaching close to coming up contra en route facing for fronting headed for in relation to in the direction of in the vicinity just before moving nearing nearly not quite on the road to over against pointing to proceeding shortly before to via
vis-a-vis
NOUN
counterpart
Synonyms
STRONG
date escort facing opposite
WEAK
face to face versus

Example Sentences

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Layered on top of this is what bank executives see and feel directly: real stimulus spending and investment vis-à-vis artificial intelligence and other new technology solutions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

In our view, the recent weakness of Congress vis-à-vis the President has many causes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“Without central banks as structural dip buyers as in gold, we are still a bit apprehensive of a potentially deeper shakeout in silver vis-à-vis gold in the near-term,” they wrote.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

You stand in the same position vis-à-vis your crew.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

Nor was it likely to improve its relative status vis-à-vis the other regions of Earth, except for what vigor the South American provinces lent it.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

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