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Definitions for Conversely
[1] opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.; turned around.
[2] something opposite or contrary.
[3] Logic . a proposition obtained from another proposition by conversion. the relation between two terms, one of which is related to the other in a given manner, as “younger than” to “older than.”
[4] a group of words correlative with a preceding group but having a significant pair of terms interchanged, as “hot in winter but cold in summer” and “cold in winter but hot in summer.”
[5] (sentence modifier) in a contrary or opposite way; on the other hand
[6] to engage in conversation (with)
[7] to commune spiritually (with)
[8] obsolete to associate; consort to have sexual intercourse
[9] conversation (often in the phrase hold converse with )
[10] obsolete fellowship or acquaintance sexual intercourse
[11] (prenominal) reversed; opposite; contrary
[12] something that is opposite or contrary
[13] logic a categorical proposition obtained from another by the transposition of subject and predicate, as no bad man is bald from no bald man is bad a proposition so derived, possibly by weakening a universal proposition to the corresponding particular, as some socialists are rich from all rich men are socialists
[14] logic maths a relation that holds between two relata only when a given relation holds between them in reverse order: thus father of is the converse of son of
Words related to Conversely
converseopposite, about-face, again, contrary, reversed, backwards, contra, contrarily, contrariwise, inversely, oppositely, mutually, reciprocally, against, versus, either, preferentially
Words nearby Conversely
converseconversational, conversational implicature, conversational quality, conversationalist, conversazione, converse, conversely, conversion, conversion disorder, conversion ratio, conversion table
Origin of Conversely
21350–1400; Middle English convers (< Anglo-French ) < Latin conversus past participle of convertere to turn around, equivalent to con- con- + vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix; see convert1
Words that may be confused with Conversely
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, converseconverse, inverse, obverse, reverse
Other words from Conversely
con·verse·ly [kuh n-vurs -lee, kon -vurs-] /kənˈvɜrs li, ˈkɒn vɜrs-/ , adverb
Word origin for Conversely
C16: from Latin conversus turned around; see converse 1
Synonyms for Conversely
about-face, again, backwards, contra, contrarily, contrariwise, contrary, far from it, in reverse, inversely, mutatis mutandis, on the contrary, oppositely, reversed, the opposite way, the other way around, turn about, upside down