Unless vs Otherwise - What's the difference?
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Except on a specified condition; if not.
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(lb) Differently, in another way.
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*:Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise .
(lb) In different circumstances; or else.
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, title= (lb) In all other respects.
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*2013 , Phil McNulty,
*:Robin van Persie squandered United's best chance late on but otherwise it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Liverpool's new goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, who has yet to concede a Premier League goal since his £9m summer move from Sunderland.
Other than supposed; different.
As a conjunction unless
is except on a specified condition; if not.As an adverb otherwise is
differently, in another way.As an adjective otherwise is
other than supposed; different.unless
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Alternative forms
* unlesse (obsolete)Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- I’m leaving unless I get a pay rise (AmE: raise).
- Secondly, When a body is once in motion it will continue to move forever, unless something stops it. When a ball is struck on the surface of the earth, the friction of the earth and the resistance of the air soon stop its motion.
Antonyms
* (except on a condition) ifDerived terms
* precisely unless * unlesss * unless and until, until and unlessStatistics
*otherwise
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Alternative forms
* otherwizeAdverb
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Usage notes
* "Otherwise" is often used to refer to the negative of something. The something may be a noun phrase, a verb phrase, an adjective phrase, or an adverb phrase, or a clause, or even something larger.Synonyms
* (differently) contrarily, contrastingly * (in different circumstances) if not, else (See or else) * (in all other respects) apart from thatAntonyms
* likewiseAdjective
(-)- He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise .