as in else
in a different way
the candidate was gracious in his defeat, though he clearly wished the election had gone otherwise
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Recent Examples of otherwise
This omission puts a dent in a film that otherwise feels rooted in the reality of a specific locale and culture.
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Bonuses to retain great employees who are, otherwise, grotesquely underpaid.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox will need the Yankees to slip up, otherwise a three-game set at Yankee Stadium would become the club’s best case scenario.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
If so, he’s presumed innocent until proved otherwise, in a criminal court of law.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Tomris Laffly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Bonuses to retain great employees who are, otherwise, grotesquely underpaid.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
The Red Sox will need the Yankees to slip up, otherwise a three-game set at Yankee Stadium would become the club’s best case scenario.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
If so, he’s presumed innocent until proved otherwise, in a criminal court of law.
—Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for otherwise
Adverb
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Xi Jinping has remarked that relying on foreign supply of critical technologies—like semiconductors—is tantamount to building one's house on someone else's foundation.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Google parent has artificial intelligence —what else?—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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As demographic changes redefine the workforce, leaders must reorient themselves to interrogate their own mindsets, assumptions and lived experiences in order to lead and steward a workforce that looks, thinks and believes differently than the one they may have been trained to manage.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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All the same features are there, but they're arranged differently.—
Eric Zeman,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/otherwise. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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