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counterintuitive

adjective as in contrary to common sense

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But his solution to this metastasizing threat is, in some ways, counterintuitive.

Freed from her guitar, but wearing counterintuitive pumps, she leaned back like a trapeze artist.

That such a victory would be seen as a surprise would have seemed counterintuitive not so long ago.

It was a delightful, counterintuitive concept, perfectly suited to the philosophy, attitude, and technology of the Internet.

The fact that atheists are apparently as moral as believers will be counterintuitive to some.

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On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to counterintuitive, such as: unreasonable, faulty, illogical, implausible, nonsensical, and absurd.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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