Synonyms for conversely
con·verse·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. converselyadverb

   with the terms of the relation reversed

   "conversely, not all women are mothers"

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1. converselyadjective

   Synonyms:
   reciprocally

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1. List of paraphrases for "conversely":

   inversely, reciprocally, vice-versa, instead, alternatively, however, similarly

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How to use conversely in a sentence?

1. Bucky Hellwig:

   Clearly economic growth has got some momentum here in the U.S., conversely, with the other developed nations, their growth is either flat or slowing, that causes some debate about what the ECB might do at its meeting this week.

2. Catherine Bradshaw:

   What happens to an ice sheet when rainfall increases depends on where the rain falls and whether it is cold enough to fall as snow instead of rain. if the temperatures are warm enough for the moisture to fall as rain over the ice-free area, this could trigger processes that can accelerate ice loss. Conversely, if the temperatures are cold enough for the moisture to fall as snow over the ice sheet, this can cause ice growth.

3. Suzana Flores:

   Social media is a very wonderful tool in order to make us feel happier, and conversely it can be overwhelming because in today's world, a virtual world, we're receiving multiple messages from multiple sources throughout multiple times of the day, the mind is just not designed to handle all of that.

4. Tiffany Vibert:

   It seems that the thimble, boot and wheelbarrow tokens didn’t resonate with today’s fans, while conversely, the animal tokens pull at their heartstrings. They have also opted for traditional choices. The Mr. Monopoly emoji saw the most amount of all the emoji token options — it came in 20th place.

5. Steven Horrell:

   I think Russia has for some time held the opinion that the West, the U.S. [ and ] NATO have a very low tolerance for cost and for pain, and, conversely, that Russia as a much higher cost acceptance.