| Main Entry: |
contrary |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
antagonistic; opposite |
Synonyms: |
adverse,
anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipodean,
antithetical, balky, clashing,
conflicting,
contradictory, contrariant, contumacious,
converse,
counter, diametric, discordant, dissentient,
dissident, froward,
headstrong,
hostile, inconsistent,
inimical,
insubordinate,
intractable,
negative, nonconforming, nonconformist,
obstinate, opposed,
ornery*, paradoxical,
perverse,
rebellious,
recalcitrant, recusant, refractory, restive,
reverse,
stubborn,
unruly,
wayward, wrongheaded
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| Notes: |
contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition, converse is used when the elements of a proposition are reversed, opposite pertains to that which is diametrically opposed to a proposition, and reverse can mean each of those |
Antonyms: |
accommodating, agreeing, alike, concordant, correspondent, harmonious, homogeneous, like, obliging, similar
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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