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Definition of otherwise : 1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.
2. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.
3. In other respects.

Synonyms:

onward, opposed, together, so, else, conflicting, someway, oppositely, evenly, back, to the contrary, paradoxical, conversely, vice versa, differently, just, somehow, like, opposite, unless, reverse, other, other than, still

Usage examples:

• He knew that Sidney was no longer a free man; he knew that, even had it been otherwise, Clara could be nothing to him. - "The Nether World", George Gissing.
• However, I had better be going, otherwise I shall be late. - "Virgin Soil", Ivan S. Turgenev.
• Is the news otherwise than good?" - "The Outcaste", F. E. Penny.