📖 Definitions of "Versus"
preposition
- 1
Against; in opposition to.
"It is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl."
- 2
Compared with, as opposed to.
- 3
Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
"Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans."
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Versus"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| addressnoun | Direction. |
| against | — |
| andnoun | (music, often informal) In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat. |
| beforenoun | At an earlier time. |
| combatnoun | A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used). |
| comparedverb | (transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y. |
| comparisonnoun | The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared. |
| confrontverb | (transitive) To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with. |
| confrontationnoun | The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face. |
| confronting | Causing distress; upsetting. |
| consnoun | (programming) A data structure in Lisp that is a pair of pointers, car and cdr, used mainly for lists. |
| contrenoun | — |
| facenoun | (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area. |
| facingnoun | Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) |
| fornoun | Initialism of Fellowship of Reconciliation, any of a number of religious nonviolent organizations, particularly in English-speaking countries. |
| frentenoun | — |
| from | The SQL From clause is the source of a rowset to be operated upon in a Data Manipulation Language statement. |
| frontnoun | The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves. |
| fuanoun | — |
| imamnoun | (Islam) One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
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