otherwise
Adjective · AdverbUS[uhth-er-wahyz]/ˈʌðɚˌwaɪz/3 syllables
Synonyms:
differently
Open English WordNet
Adverb (2)
- in other respects or ways“he is otherwise normal”“the funds are not otherwise available”“an otherwise hopeless situation”
- in another and different manner“very soon you will know differently”“she thought otherwise”“there is no way out other than the fire escape”Synonyms: differently
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Translations
Adverb differently, in another way
- Spanish
- de otra manera
- French
- autrement
- German
- anders
- Italian
- altrimenti
- Russian
- и́наче ínače
- Dutch
- anders
- Polish
- inaczej
- Swedish
- annorlunda
- Greek
- αλλιώς alliós
- Hungarian
- máshogy
14 more languages
- Catalan
- altrament
- Danish
- ellers
- Esperanto
- alimaniere
- Estonian
- teisiti
- Finnish
- toisin
- Georgian
- სხვანაირად sxvanairad
- Hebrew
- אַחֶרֶת aẖéret
- Lithuanian
- kitaip
- Romanian
- altfel
- Scottish Gaelic
- a chaochladh
- Serbo-Croatian
- drugačije
- Swahili
- vinginevyo
- Welsh
- fel arall
- Yiddish
- אַנדערש andersh
Adverb under different circumstances
- Spanish
- de lo contrario
- French
- autrement
- German
- sonst
- Italian
- altrimenti
- Portuguese
- senão
- Turkish
- yoksa
- Russian
- и́наче ínače
- Chinese
- 否则 fǒuzé
- Dutch
- anders
- Polish
- inaczej
19 more languages
- Swedish
- annars
- Hungarian
- különben
- Portuguese (PT)
- senão
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 否則 fǒuzé
- Catalan
- altrament
- Czech
- jinak
- Danish
- ellers
- Esperanto
- alikaze
- Finnish
- muuten
- Georgian
- წინააღმდეგ შემთხვევაში c̣inaaɣmdeg šemtxvevaši
- Hebrew
- אַחֶרֶת aẖéret
- Icelandic
- annars
- Lithuanian
- kitaip
- Norwegian
- ellers
- Romanian
- altfel
- Scottish Gaelic
- a chaochladh
- Serbo-Croatian
- inače
- Swahili
- vinginevyo
- Yiddish
- אַנדערש andersh
Adverb in all other respects
- Spanish
- por lo demás
- French
- sinon
- German
- ansonsten
- Portuguese
- no mais
- Swedish
- annars
- Hungarian
- egyébként
- Portuguese (PT)
- no mais
- Danish
- ellers
- Esperanto
- alie
- Finnish
- muutoin
8 more languages
- Georgian
- სხვა მხრივ sxva mxriv
- Icelandic
- annars
- Norwegian
- ellers
- Scottish Gaelic
- a chaochladh
- Serbo-Croatian
- inače
- Swahili
- vinginevyo
- Welsh
- fel arall
- Yiddish
- אַנדערש andersh
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Oth′er·wise′ adverb
Origin: Other + wise manner.
1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily. Geoffrey Chaucer
Thy father was a worthy prince, And merited, alas! a better fate; But Heaven thought otherwise.— Joseph Addison
2. In other respects.
It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are not always the best in regard of society.— Richard Hooker
3. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.
☞ Otherwise, like so and thus, may be used as a substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective, noun, etc.
Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as a fool receive me.— 2 Cor. xi. 16.
Her eyebrows... rather full than otherwise.— Henry Fielding
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
The Devil's Dictionary
OTHERWISE, adv. No better.