inversely
adverb
in·verse·ly
ˈin-ˌvərs-lē 
(ˌ)in-ˈvərs-
1
: in an inverse order or manner
2
: in the manner of inverse variation
varies inversely
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The 10-year Treasury yield often moves inversely with stock prices.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Yields, which move inversely to prices, are on track to fall more than 10 basis points across the week, largely reflecting investor buying as tech stocks fell on Monday.
—Harry Robertson. Iain Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Because temperature and altitude are inversely related—imagine descending a mountain—this is bringing the ice into contact with warmer air, leading to melt, leading to further loss of elevation.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Socioeconomic status is inversely correlated with morbidity and mortality.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
Yields, which move inversely to prices, are on track to fall more than 10 basis points across the week, largely reflecting investor buying as tech stocks fell on Monday.
—Harry Robertson. Iain Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Because temperature and altitude are inversely related—imagine descending a mountain—this is bringing the ice into contact with warmer air, leading to melt, leading to further loss of elevation.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Socioeconomic status is inversely correlated with morbidity and mortality.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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inversely
adverb
in·verse·ly
ˈin-ˌvərs-lē
(ˈ)in-ˈvərs-lē
1
: in an inverse order or manner
2
: in the manner of inverse variation
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