What is the meaning of otherwise?

adjective

  • Other than as supposed or expected.
    • usage: "the outcome was otherwise"

adverb

  • In other respects or ways.
    • usage: "he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"
  • In another and different manner.
    • usage: "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"; "there is no way out other than the fire escape";
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APAWordNet. (2010). otherwise. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/otherwise/definitions/1180012
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "otherwise" http://smartdefine.org/otherwise/definitions/1180012 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, otherwise, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/otherwise/definitions/1180012>.
MLAWordNet. "otherwise" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/otherwise/definitions/1180012>
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