adjective
conversely, the other way around
B1
Umgekehrt: means 'conversely' or 'the other way around', functioning as participial adjective/adverb derived from umkehren. It’s not gradable; used to invert an idea (Das Gegenteil ist umgekehrt). Often appears in adverbial position. Not a separate verb form, but linked to umkehren.
Examples
Die Reihenfolge war umgekehrt, sodass viele Teilnehmer zuerst die Ergebnisse lasen, bevor sie die Einführung lasen.
The order was reversed so that many participants read the results first before they read the introduction.
Er dachte, sie mag ihn, aber umgekehrt war es nicht so.
He thought she liked him, but it was the other way around.
Die Lehrerin erklärte die Regel, und umgekehrt erklärt das Beispiel die Regel.
The teacher explained the rule; conversely, the example explains the rule.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture an arrow flipped to point the opposite direction.
Sounds like 'um' (around) + 'gekehrt' (turned) — imagine things turned around.
Notes
Used as a participial adjective meaning 'reversed' or to indicate the opposite relation. Common in both formal and informal registers.