English-Danish translations for otherwise

• ellers
  Ellers kan det hele ikke fungere. Otherwise, none of it will work.
  Ellers udgør det en retlig krænkelse. Otherwise, it is a legal outrage.
  Ellers er denne dialog umulig. Otherwise; dialogue is impossible.
• anderledes
  Tingene udviklede sig imidlertid anderledes. Things turned out otherwise, however.
  Jeg ville meget hellere have, at det skulle være anderledes. I would much prefer it to be otherwise.
  Det er ikke passende at gøre det anderledes. It would not be proper to proceed otherwise.

Definition of otherwise

• Differently, in another way
•   In different circumstances; or else
• In all other respects
• Other than supposed; different

Synonyms

• not
• else
• or else

Examples

• You may have a point, but I think otherwise
• You have to open your umbrella, otherwise youll get wet
• He lost his temper once in a while. Otherwise he behaved rationally
• He said he didn’t do it, but the evidence was otherwise.

Related words

• Rotherwick
• otherwise known as
• person otherwise in need of protection