in circumstances different from those present or considered; or else

the collection is a good draw that brings visitors who might not come otherwise

I'm not motivated by money, otherwise I would have quit

in other respects; apart from that

an otherwise totally black cat with a single white whisker

in a different way

he means mischief—it's no good pretending otherwise

all the staff were otherwise engaged

in a different state or situation

I would that it were otherwise