as in again
just the opposite being true
she cannot stand sugary food; conversely, her husband is fond of sweets
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Recent Examples of conversely
Overreliance on smartwatch data may lead to unnecessary anxiety or, conversely, false reassurance.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Books like those by Louis and Ernaux, conversely, avoid this trap, Larson and Quart argue.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Doulas, conversely, offer non-medical emotional and physical support during labor, and afterward, during the postpartum.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
White dwarfs, conversely, are the cosmic corpses of smaller stars with masses more in line with that of the sun.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Books like those by Louis and Ernaux, conversely, avoid this trap, Larson and Quart argue.
—Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
Doulas, conversely, offer non-medical emotional and physical support during labor, and afterward, during the postpartum.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conversely
again
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Consumers may be buying again, but many remain wary.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Angela was hospitalized again from March 9 until March 14 and appeared to have consumed another protein shake before that hospitalization, text messages from the affidavit indicate.—
Andi Babineau,
CNN Money,
15 July 2025
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“Conversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conversely. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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