vis-à-vis

In relation to

Vis-à-vis comes from French, where it means face to face.

As an English preposition it means facing (a café vis-à-vis the river) or more commonly, compared with or in relation to: How did you like the movie vis-à-vis the book?

regarding

concerning

Causing worry or unease

with respect toAbout a topic
in relation toConcerning a specified subject
relative toIn relation or proportion

compared to · as for · about · pertaining to · in terms of · considering · versus · against · alongside · juxtaposed

face-to-face

conversation

Exchange of spoken ideas

meetingGathering for discussion
dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
encounterUnexpected meeting or confrontation

discussion · interview · interaction · tête-à-tête · confrontation · negotiation · talks · consultation · exchange · one-on-one

counterpart

opposite number

Equivalent person elsewhere

equivalentSame in value or function
peerOne of similar standing
correspondentJournalist covering distant events

match · parallel · analogue · partner · complement · twin · mirror · comparable · corresponding

Opposites

spatial orientation

vis-à-visback-to-back

Occurring in direct succession

side by side · behind · turned away · beside · side-by-side

relational engagement

vis-à-visapart from

Excluding from consideration

irrespective of · regardless of · notwithstanding

Family

visit, vision, visitor, visible, advise, visual, visa, revise, supervise

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