Synonyms for otherwise
- adverb
- adjective
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Adverb
1. Contrarily — differently, in another way
contrarily, contrastingly, elsewise rare
Adjective
Definitions
- adv. 1
Differently, in another way.
Could I do otherwise than smile?
- adj. 1
Other than supposed; different.
He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
Related words
- Other spellings
- otherwised
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| otherwise | steady | |
| contrarily | rising | |
| contrastingly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- else1
- 5 letters
- other2, alias3
- 8 letters
- elsewise
- 10 letters
- contrarily
- 11 letters
- differently3
- 13 letters
- contrastingly
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (other2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- autrement
- Italiano
- diversamente
- Deutsch
- andernfalls
- Català
- altrament