otherwise
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adverb
otherwise (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- {[context|manner}} Differently, in another way.
- You may be right, but I think otherwise.
- (conjunctive) In different circumstances.
- I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
- (conjunctive) In all other respects.
- He prayed to Neptune every day. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
[edit] Usage notes
- "Otherwise" is often used to refer to the negative of something. The something may be a noun phrase, a verb phrase, an adjective phrase, or an adverb phrase, or a clause, or even something larger.
[edit] Synonyms
- (differently): contrarily, contrastingly
- (in different circumstances): if not, else (See or else)
- (in all other respects): apart from that
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Translations
differently, in another way
under different circumstances
in all other respects
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or else — see or else
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[edit] Adjective
otherwise (not comparable)
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Positive |
Superlative |
- Other than supposed, different.
- He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
