otherwise
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Adverb[edit]
otherwise (not comparable)
- (manner) Differently, in another way.
- You may be right, but I think otherwise.
- 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [1]
- Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
- (conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else.
- I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
- You have to open your umbrella, otherwise you'll get wet.
- 2012 March-April, Terrence J. Sejnowski, “Well-connected Brains”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 171:
- Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, […].
- (conjunctive) In all other respects.
- He prayed to Neptune every day. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
Usage notes[edit]
- "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.
Synonyms[edit]
- (differently): contrarily, contrastingly
- (in different circumstances): if not, else (See or else)
- (in all other respects): apart from that
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
differently, in another way
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under different circumstances
in all other respects
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or else — see or else
Adjective[edit]
otherwise (not comparable)
- Other than supposed; different.
- He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
