otherwise
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- other than as supposed or expected
- "the outcome was otherwise"
Adverb
- in other respects or ways
- "he is otherwise normal"
- "the funds are not otherwise available"
- "an otherwise hopeless situation"
- in another and different manner
- "she thought otherwise"
Adv
- Differently, in another way.
- In different circumstances; or else.
- In all other respects.
Adj
- Other than supposed; different.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English otherwise, othre wise, from Old English on ōþre wīsan (literally “in (on) other/different manner”); equivalent to other + -wise. Compare West Frisian yn oarwei (“otherwise”), Icelandic öðruvísi (“different”).
Synonyms
apart from that, contrarily, contrastingly, differently, else, elsewise, if not, other than
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
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