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otherwised

otherwised is the misconstruction of otherwise.

Meaning of otherwise

Adverb

otherwise (not comparable)

  1. Differently, in another way.
    • Near-synonyms: contrarily, contrastingly
  2. (conjunctive) In different circumstances; or else.
    • I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
    Synonyms:
    elsewise
  3. (conjunctive) In all other respects; apart from that; except for this.
    • He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
    Synonyms:
    elsewise

See all 4 meanings of otherwise

Questions about otherwised

What is otherwised the misconstruction of?
Otherwised is the misconstruction of otherwise.

Words near otherwised in the dictionary

  1. otherwhile
  2. otherwhiles
  3. otherwhither
  4. otherwise
  5. otherwise engaged
  6. otherwised
  7. otherwiseness
  8. otherwize
  9. otherworld
  10. otherworldish
  11. otherworldism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: otherwised (page history and authors); otherwise (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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