vice versa
The other way
Vice versa means with the positions reversed—the other way around.
It signals that a statement works equally well when its terms are swapped: She admires him and vice versa means the admiration runs both ways.
You can convert dollars to euros and vice versa.
The phrase comes from Latin and remains common in English, though some find it slightly formal.
In shared fashion
- converselyIn opposite manner
- reciprocallyIn mutual exchange
- interchangeablyIn a swappable manner
- symmetricallyWith matching halves
bidirectionally · correspondingly · interdependently · cooperatively · two-way · give-and-take · quid pro quo · tit for tat
In opposite manner
- contrariwiseIn the opposite direction
- inverselyIn opposite proportion
- the other way aroundIn reverse order
- the other way roundWith positions exchanged
backwards · oppositely · flip side · turned around · switched · swapped · transposed · reversed
Equivalent reversed conditional
- negationDenial or cancellation
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- oppositeReverse or contrary thing
- contraryOpposed in nature
counterpart · mirror image · contradiction · dichotomy · polarity · counterpoint · antonym
mutually
In shared fashion
- converselyIn opposite manner
- reciprocallyIn mutual exchange
- interchangeablyIn a swappable manner
symmetrically · bidirectionally · correspondingly · interdependently · cooperatively · two-way · give-and-take · quid pro quo · tit for tat · back-and-forth
conversely
In opposite manner
- contrariwiseIn the opposite direction
- inverselyIn opposite proportion
- the other way aroundIn reverse order
the other way round · backwards · oppositely · flip side · turned around · switched · swapped · transposed · reversed · inverted
contrapositive
Equivalent reversed conditional
- negationDenial or cancellation
- antithesisDirect opposite; contrasting juxtaposition
- oppositeReverse or contrary thing
contrary · counterpart · mirror image · contradiction · dichotomy · polarity · counterpoint · antonym
- Latin Wordsad, ad nauseam, et, caveat emptor, affidavit
- Latin phrasesE pluribus unum, carpe diem, caveat emptor, veni vidi vici, ad astra
- Latin Termsa priori, ab initio, ad hoc, ad lib, bona fide
- Latin Abbreviationse.g., i.e., etc, et al, ibid
- LatinLatin, Latin vocabulary, Latin roots, Latin alphabet, Latin phrases
- Legal Latinab initio, bona fide, caveat emptor, certiorari, de facto
vice versaunidirectional
Moving in one direction
irreversible · asymmetrical · non-reciprocal · one-sided · nonreciprocal
advice, reverse, version, diverse, vice, universe, converse, versatile, adverse