obversely

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for obversely
downward
Adverb
  • However, unemployment ticked up to 4.2%, only 73,000 new jobs were created last month, and the employment numbers for May and June were revised downward substantially.
    Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Not only did employers add a disappointing 73,000 jobs – well below the 105,000 expected – but payroll gains for May and June were revised downward by a whopping 258,000.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Obversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obversely. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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