contrary
31contrary — 1. adjective 1) contrary views Syn: opposite, opposing, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, irreconcilable 2) she was sulky and contrary Syn: perverse, awkward …
32contrary — See: ON THE CONTRARY, TO THE CONTRARY …
33contrary — See: ON THE CONTRARY, TO THE CONTRARY …
34contrary — [14] Contrary originated as a Latin adjectival formation based on the preposition contrā ‘against’, which historically was a derivative of com or cum ‘with’. Latin contrārius passed into English via Old French contraire and Anglo Norman contrarie …
35contrary — , converse, opposite, reverse Contrary describes something that contradicts a proposition. Converse applies when the elements of a proposition are reversed. Opposite is something that is diametrically opposed to a proposition. Reverse can… …
36contrary — See: on the contrary, to the contrary …
37contrary — [14] Contrary originated as a Latin adjectival formation based on the preposition contrā ‘against’, which historically was a derivative of com or cum ‘with’. Latin contrārius passed into English via Old French contraire and Anglo Norman contrarie …
38contrary to — preposition Date: 14th century in conflict with ; despite < contrary to orders, he set out alone > …
39contrary — Two propositions are contrary if only one of them can be true, but they may both be false. ‘He is in his forties’ and ‘he is in his fifties’ are contraries, since he cannot be both, but he might be a different age again, in which case both are… …
40contrary — Synonyms and related words: abjuratory, abnegative, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodean, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antithetic, antithetical, antonym,… …
