Vice Versa - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT vice versa /ˌˈvaɪs ˌvʌrsə/ /vaɪs ˈvʌsə/ IPA guide

Use the adverb vice versa as another way of saying “the other way around.” Usually moms make breakfast for their kids, but on Mother’s Day it’s vice versa. This time you're doing the cooking for your mom!

When you use vice versa, you’re indicating that the two things you’ve been talking about previously switch positions in the sentence. Instead of saying, “Penguins can’t live where flamingos live, and flamingos can’t live where penguins live,” you can just say, “Penguins can’t live where flamingos live, and vice versa.”

Definitions of vice versa

adverb with the order reversed “she hates him and vice versa” synonyms: contrariwise, the other way around

Pronunciation US /ˌˈvaɪs ˌvʌrsə/ UK /vaɪs ˈvʌsə/ Cite this entry Style: MLA

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Arnold Spirit, Jr., a young cartoonist who lives on the Spokane Indian reservation, decides to transfer to a school in which he will be the only American Indian student.

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