vice versa

adverb

vice ver·​sa ˈvīs-ˈvər-sə  ˌvī-si-ˈvər-sə 

: with the order changed : with the relations reversed : conversely

Examples of vice versa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, having high contrast means there’s a great degree of difference in color among your features—such as having light skin with dark hair and eyes or vice versa. —Maria Santa Poggi, Allure, 4 Nov. 2024

Investment losses from non-U.S. dollar investments generally offset some of these gains and vice versa, depending on currency exchange rates. —Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024

With mesh systems, for example, a tri-band system with one 2.4-GHz band and two 5-GHz bands might reserve one of its 5-GHz bands to send data from a node to the router and vice versa, which would be dedicated wireless backhaul. —Simon Hill, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024

Despite their tendency to reduce social interactions with others when sick, in vampire bats, sick mothers will continue to groom their offspring and vice versa, probably because mother-daughter relationships are extra important. —Sebastian Stockmaier, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

vice versa

adverb

vi·​ce ver·​sa

ˌvī-si-ˈvər-sə,

(ˈ)vīs-ˈvər-

: with the order turned around

exchange money for tokens, rather than vice versa

Etymology

from Latin vice versa "with the order turned around," from vice "in place of, instead" and versa, form of versus "turned," from vertere "to turn" — related to converse, reverse, versatile