1. (adv.) In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.

2. (adv.) In other respects.

3. (adv.) In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.

a rebours against the grain alias another arsy-varsy by contraries contra contrarily contrariously contrariwise conversely differently disparate dissimilar distant divergent diverse diversely else elsewise if not in another way in flat opposition in other respects in other ways inversely just the opposite nay rather not that sort not the same not the type of a sort of another sort of sorts on the contrary oppositely or else other other than peculiar per contra quite the contrary rare rather special sui generis than to the contrary topsy-turvy tout au contraire unalike unequal unique unlike upside down variously vice versa