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the other way around

the other way around adverb: the same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order.

Adverb

the other way around (not comparable)

  1. The same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order.
    • “After all, he’s speaking our language, not the other way around.1988, Michael Crichton, Sphere, page 185
    Synonyms:
    vice versa, conversely, the other way about

Synonyms of the other way around

Forms of the other way around

alternative formthe other way round

Questions about the other way around

What does the other way around mean?
The other way around means the same but with the things or people mentioned in reverse order.
What part of speech is the other way around?
The other way around is an adverb.

Words near the other way around in the dictionary

  1. the organ-grinder, not the monkey
  2. the other body
  3. the other day
  4. the other place
  5. the other way
  6. the other way around
  7. the other way round
  8. the other white meat
  9. The Other Wiki
  10. The Oval
  11. the pantaloons off

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