vis-a-vis
In relation to
Vis-à-vis (from French, "face to face") functions as a preposition meaning in relation to or compared with: The company's position vis-à-vis its competitors has weakened.
It can also mean face to face with or opposite to: seated vis-à-vis the host.
As a noun, a vis-à-vis is a person or thing that corresponds to another, or a face-to-face meeting.
Reverse or contrary thing
- across fromFacing on other side
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- confrontingAddressing directly
- beforePrior in time
Notable difference between things
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- parityState of being equal
- equivalenceState of being equal
disparity · correlation · analogy · similarity · assessment · evaluation · appraisal · comparison
Corresponding person or thing
- regardingOn the subject of
- concerningCausing worry or unease
- in relation toConcerning a specified subject
- with respect toAbout a topic
in terms of · as to · relative to · about · toward · connection · correspondence · in reference to
Gathering for discussion
- tête-à-têteIntimate two-person discussion
- one-on-oneDirect, between two
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
- interviewFormal questioning session
opposite
Reverse or contrary thing
- across fromFacing on other side
- face-to-faceDirect personal encounter
- confrontingAddressing directly
contrast
Notable difference between things
- juxtapositionAdjacent contrasting placement
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- parityState of being equal
equivalence · disparity · correlation · analogy · similarity · assessment · evaluation · appraisal · comparison · relative
counterpart
Corresponding person or thing
- regardingOn the subject of
- concerningCausing worry or unease
- in relation toConcerning a specified subject
with respect to · in terms of · as to · relative to · about · toward · connection · correspondence · in reference to · bearing on
meeting
Gathering for discussion
- tête-à-têteIntimate two-person discussion
- one-on-oneDirect, between two
- rendezvousScheduled meeting at agreed location
face-to-face meeting · interview · consultation · conference · audience
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- historic transportcarriage, horse-drawn carriage, coach, phaeton, stagecoach
- carriagescarriage, buggy, phaeton, barouche, brougham
- formal wordshereby, herein, thereof, thereby, whereby
- loanwordsloanword, loan words, borrowings, borrowed words, loan word
vis-a-visregardless of
Without being affected by
irrespective of · despite · notwithstanding · apart from · aside from
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