otherwise
About 52.78 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adverb Differently, in another way.
You may have a point, but I think otherwise.
- adverb In different circumstances; or else.
I’m not well today, otherwise I would have helped.
- adverb In all other respects; apart from that; except for this.
He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally.
- adjective Other than supposed; different.
He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.
Similar words
differently other others else however anyway alternatively elsewhere furthermore besides
Often followed by
the be have than it would they he provided
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