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Detailed Synonyms for vis-a-vis in English

vis-a-vis:

vis-a-vis adv

  1. vis-a-vis
    – face-to-face with; literally `face to face' 1
    vis-a-vis
    – face-to-face with; literally `face to face' 1
    • vis-a-vis adv
      • they sat vis-a-vis at the table1
      • I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman1

vis-a-vis [the ~] nom

  1. the vis-a-vis
    – small sofa that seats two people 1
    the vis-a-vis; the loveseat; the tete-a-tete; the love seat
    – small sofa that seats two people 1
  2. the vis-a-vis
    – a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another 1
    the counterpart; the opposite number; the vis-a-vis
    – a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another 1

Alternate Synonyms for "vis-a-vis":


Related Definitions for "vis-a-vis":

  1. face-to-face with; literally `face to face'1
    • they sat vis-a-vis at the table1
    • I found myself vis-a-vis a burly policeman1
  2. small sofa that seats two people1
  3. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another1

Related Synonyms for vis-a-vis