Synonyms for on the other hand
on the other hand

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.8 / 8 votes

1. on the other handadverb

   Synonyms:
   however, vice versa, still, but, OTOH, yet, then again, looking at it the other way, conversely

2. on the other handadverb

   From another point of view

   Well yes, it was quite a good bargain; on the other hand, do we really need one?

   Synonyms:
   then again, however, OTOH, looking at it the other way, vice versa, conversely, but, still, yet

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 4 votes

1. on the other hand

   Synonyms:
   but, in spite of, nevertheless, notwithstanding, notwithstanding, on the contrary, yet

   Antonyms:
   also, as well, as well as, besides, in addition, in like manner, likewise, similarly, too, withal

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. on the other hand, then again, but thenadverb

   (contrastive) from another point of view

   "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go"

   Synonyms:
   but then, then again

   Antonyms:
   on one hand, on the one hand

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1. Gilles Savary:

   They're schizophrenic because on one hand they make speeches to party activists that are aimed at warming the heart with an 'impossible to be more leftwing than me' line, while on the other hand, in government, the Socialist party is actually facing reality in a more credible way.

2. Antonis Mavropoulos:

   Im slowly coming to terms with what happened and how close it came. On the other hand, Im also very upset Im shattered for those who were lost, to be honest, I didnt get much sleep last night.

3. Fu Ying:

   We will definitely continue to listen to extensive concerns and all parties' views, so we can make the law's formulation more rigorous, on the other hand, fundamentally speaking, (the law) will reflect our country's counter-terrorism interests.

4. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius:

   Others say it would be a bit contradictory to say, on the one hand, Minsk is being applied and on the other hand we are going to go (extend sanctions) until the end of year.

5. Ian Crawford:

   If you're just interested in platinum group elements, you would probably go and mine the asteroids, on the other hand, if going to the moon for scavenging polar volatiles, rare earth elements … then the impact sites of crashed asteroids could offer an added bonus.