as in conversely
just the opposite being true
the rock singer is hardly a carouser; contrariwise, he totally abstains from alcohol
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Adverb
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But while that may serve Natthaphong’s interests to appear as the chief agitator for reform, losing his military foil could conversely prove problematic.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025 -
Nejatian, conversely, will have a base salary of $1 and no bonus.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Any higher, and investors might start worrying that the Fed’s quarter-point cut last week was premature and could allow inflation to sink its claws into the economy again.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
22 Sep. 2025
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Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Contrariwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrariwise. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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