If and Otherwise
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If
If noun - Something taken as being true or factual and used as a starting point for a course of action or reasoning.
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Otherwise
Otherwise adverb - In a different way.
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If and otherwise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "If" instead a conjunction "Otherwise".
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Otherwise and If. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/if/otherwise
If & Otherwise. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/if/otherwise>.
Otherwise or If. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/if/otherwise.
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