the other way
In reverse instead
The other way indicates the opposite direction, alternative method, or reversed arrangement.
If this route is blocked, we'll go the other way.
It often signals a contrast or correction: I thought she worked for him, but it's the other way around.
The phrase can euphemistically refer to homosexuality in older usage: He's the other way, you know.
- inside outInner surface exposed externally
- wayRoute or method
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- turnRotational movement
- oppositeReverse or contrary thing
turn around · bend · look away · turnabout · reverse · about face · backtrack · go back · path · flip side · vice versa · conversely · inversion · split · switch · alternative · sidestep · fork
direction/orientation
the other waythis way
In this direction
the same way · straight ahead · forward · as you were · onward
other, others, otherwise, another, ways, wayward, wayside, always, pathway