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Adjective
Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
Perversely inclined to disagree or to do the opposite of what is expected or desired
Tending to misbehave or act badly or childishly
Differing from or in conflict with each other
Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy
Distinguished by a unique attribute
Involving or creating unfavorable circumstances
Tending to find fault or raise petty objections
Dubious, fanciful, and not likely to be true
Directed or moving backward
Noun
The opposite
The absence or opposite of something actual or positive
Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible
Preposition
Showing a differentiation against
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Adjective
▲
Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning
opposite
contradictory
antithetical
clashing
contrasting
counter
different
differing
opposed
opposing
reverse
conflicting
diametric
diametrical
polar
adverse
antipodal
divergent
inconsistent
antipodean
incompatible
incongruous
irreconcilable
antipathic
dissimilar
oppugnant
anti
diametrically opposed
discrepant
converse
discordant
disagreeing
inconsonant
at variance
at odds
antagonistic
inharmonious
antipathetic
disparate
poles apart
repugnant
inverse
mutually exclusive
out of keeping
dissonant
in opposition
obverse
antonymous
out of step
incoherent
in conflict
unrelated
disconsonant
paradoxical
unmixable
inimical
out of sync
not in keeping
out of line
incongruent
unharmonious
diverse
varying
unconnected
irregular
hostile
unsuitable
dissenting
alien
in disagreement
warring
at odds with
incompatible with
conflicting with
opposed to
contrary to
at variance with
at loggerheads
unlike
reversed
antithetic
repelling
contrasted
antonymic
on the outs
contradictive
mismatched
contrarian
unsuited
against
dissentient
battling
denying
confronting
controverting
disputed
crossing
allergic
defending
disputing
cross
foreign
uncoordinated
oppositional
extraneous
quarreling
US
unbalanced
distorted
lopsided
contrarient
uncongenial
quarrelling
UK
out of place
self-contradictory
irreconcilable with
differing from
different to
at cross-purposes
up against
jarring
inconformable
in conflict with
oppugnant to
repugnant to
variant
inverted
irresoluble
polar opposite
transposed
extreme
unalike
not conducive
counterbalancing
antitypical
not consistent
dichotomous
oppositive
contrarious
separate
competing
independent
contrapositive
violative
unsimilar
facing
protesting
defensive
averse
objecting
combating
obstructive
adversarial
gainsaying
rival
streets apart
flip-side
factious
offbeat
inconstant
unadapted
adverse to
unacceptable to
antagonistic to
unusual for
contrariant
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
enemy
out of tune
out of harmony
at outs
hostile to
foreign to
inimical to
whale of difference
alien to
uneven
ambiguous
nullifying
ornery
counteractive
con
negating
agin
agathokakological
against the grain
inappropriate
improper
no-go
inapposite
inapt
unbecoming
unseemly
infelicitous
indecorous
unfit
wrong
incorrect
polarized
US
malapropos
inept
untoward
unapt
polarised
UK
amiss
perverse
graceless
unhappy
inconsistent with
contradictory to
directly opposed to
divergent from
contrasting with
different from
not in keeping with
not in harmony with
discrepant with
discordant with
inconsonant with
not in accord with
out of step with
diametrically opposed to
incongruous with
antithetical to
out of place with
in disagreement with
out of keeping with
disagreeing with
in opposition to
disconsonant with
odd
inapropos
incongruitous
off-key
not in harmony
standing out a mile
sticking out a mile
like a fish out of water
more ❯
“In fact, several influential commentators offer a
contrary
assessment that links globalization to new forms of cultural expression.”
Adjective
▲
Perversely inclined to disagree or to do the opposite of what is expected or desired
perverse
difficult
wayward
wilful
awkward
intractable
balky
disobedient
disobliging
froward
obstinate
recalcitrant
refractory
unaccommodating
uncooperative
contumacious
cussed
headstrong
obstructive
unhelpful
annoying
stroppy
stubborn
tiresome
troublesome
unreasonable
vexatious
capricious
mulish
obdurate
thrawn
bolshie
cantankerous
defiant
incompliant
insubordinate
obstreperous
rebel
rebellious
recusant
renitent
restive
ungovernable
unruly
untoward
willful
adverse
antagonistic
arsey
contrariant
contrarious
disagreeing
discordant
dissident
hostile
nonconforming
nonconformist
paradoxical
pervicacious
antipathetic
converse
dissentient
inimical
negative
ornery
wrongheaded
bull-headed
self-willed
cross-grained
pigheaded
bloody-minded
pig-headed
unmanageable
fractious
uncontrollable
quarrelsome
argumentative
mutinous
undisciplined
unyielding
truculent
combative
disorderly
belligerent
pugnacious
bellicose
contentious
unfriendly
resistant
confrontational
opposing
aggressive
wild
disputatious
militant
intransigent
scrappy
inflexible
opinionated
unwilling
noncompliant
feisty
incontrollable
disaffected
unbending
opposed
factious
chippy
spiteful
warlike
irritable
disagreeable
touchy
incorrigible
uncompromising
cross
unsympathetic
crabby
immovable
turbulent
stiff-necked
dissenting
ill-natured
disruptive
delinquent
grumpy
adversarial
petulant
naughty
grouchy
inhospitable
peevish
vicious
dogged
agonistic
pertinacious
surly
riotous
nasty
hardheaded
badly behaved
mean
insurgent
bullheaded
challenging
revolutionary
errant
unrestrained
ill-tempered
bad-tempered
strong-willed
determined
ratty
uncompliant
prickly
adamant
snappy
narky
pettish
angry
litigious
hard-nosed
snappish
tetchy
threatening
implacable
assaultive
choleric
non-compliant
negativistic
uncongenial
unpleasant
unrelenting
captious
polemical
ossified
adamantine
resistive
unpredictable
hardened
hard
resisting
inconvincible
ill-disposed
unkind
indomitable
seditious
iconoclastic
irascible
malevolent
testy
insolent
splenetic
anti
stubborn as a mule
against
undisciplinable
malicious
cranky
gladiatorial
jaundiced
self-opinionated
dissentious
crabbed
unpersuadable
out of control
averse
controversial
obstinately disobedient
offensive
waspish
shirty
brawly
miffy
curmudgeonly
soreheaded
peppery
shrewish
passive-aggressive
oppugnant
unamenable
polemic
destructive
violent
sullen
single-minded
maverick
pat
mischievous
irrepressible
quick-tempered
unbiddable
malcontent
short-tempered
hot-tempered
unsupportive
reluctant
anarchic
ill-humored
US
invalidating
insubmissive
trying
fiery
unmalleable
ill-humoured
UK
uncontrolled
treacherous
insurrectionary
individualistic
dyspeptic
discourteous
adversary
rancorous
warring
unresponsive
rude
bilious
wrathful
tenacious
critical
disapproving
virulent
out of hand
unwelcoming
vitriolic
bearish
malignant
crusty
crotchety
unsociable
unreceptive
eggy
hateful
peckish
strong-minded
snaky
stuffy
wrong-headed
cold
waxy
hostile to
opposed to
sour
bickering
salty
spiky
down on
maleficent
dour
dead set against
heretical
subversive
lawless
having a chip on one's shoulder
discouraging
steadfast
like a bear with a sore head
unconventional
unadaptable
rascally
loath
unorthodox
inexorable
sulky
roguish
resolute
indisposed
reckless
impish
firm
unbridled
unobliging
impetuous
bold
relentless
troublemaking
querulous
uncivil
arbitrary
erratic
exasperating
insurrectionist
undermining
indocile
persevering
cruel
indurate
gainsaying
estranged
ungracious
persistent
anarchistic
treasonable
unamiable
huffy
anti-
churlish
unfavorable
US
radical
disparaging
discrediting
derogatory
harsh
unfavourable
UK
rock-ribbed
unshakable
unshakeable
morose
bitter
inconsiderate
allergic
noncooperating
noncooperative
fiendish
acid
opposite
venomous
alien
snarky
liverish
corrosive
abrasive
caustic
set in one's ways
snippy
averse to
not cooperative
hard to handle
insistent
snippety
unpropitious
intimidating
biting
malefic
disputative
at odds
inimical to
scratchy
raspy
unenthusiastic about
wanton
wrangling
disinclined to accept
reluctant to accept
unwilling to accept
vinegary
viperous
catty
out of sorts
on the warpath
as cross as two sticks
deaf to reason
on a short fuse
short-fused
renegade
impudent
fickle
nonobservant
fierce
loudmouthed
delaying
abusive
exasperated
stalling
rampant
chaotic
alienated
snarly
irreconcilable
haughty
unrestrainable
unpliable
problematic
up in arms
mutinying
apostate
schismatic
traitorous
rejecting
fretful
mighty
unbearable
undependable
intolerable
impossible
rowdy
without law and order
withstanding
hindering
refusing
disconfirming
ungoverned
contradictory
immoral
aberrant
untrained
pesky
inhibiting
oppositional
restless
sabotaging
inconsistent
eristic
boisterous
moody
sticky
intemperate
rough
stalwart
lawbreaking
unreciprocate
unreciprocating
nonreciprocal
attention-seeking
vinegarish
anarchical
indefatigable
psychopathic
cool
discommodious
incommodious
uproarious
rigid
fixed
blocking
unconstructive
restrictive
lacking self-control
impulsive
conflicting
tumultuous
raucous
ill-disciplined
rumbustious
tireless
self-indulgent
quarreling
US
quarrelling
UK
steely
rash
rambunctious
purposeful
opinionative
tempestuous
iracund
iracundulous
impervious
imprudent
forward
assertive
heedless
rampageous
adversative
accusatorial
oppugning
uncomplying
assiduous
not helpful
rampaging
out of line
unflinching
waspy
out of humor
hard-core
hard-shell
hardcore
locked-in
difficult to handle
importunate
tough
denying
in a mood
out of temper
in a bad mood
foul
iron-willed
dissenting from
acting in opposition
in disagreement with
at variance with
at odds with
set against
fire-eating
martial
provocative
militaristic
warmongering
disinclined
daring
audacious
hawkish
hesitant
in the negative
disregardful
cheeky
dareful
sassy
gutsy
fighting
heterodox
cavilling
UK
military
ready for a fight
spoiling for a fight
battling
bloodthirsty
afraid
caviling
US
jingoistic
uneager
aggers
nonorthodox
heretic
biffo
free
brusque
contending
unenthusiastic
conflictive
conflictual
conflictory
conflictional
conflictful
attacking
antisocial
ructious
deliberate
evil
uptight
war
agin
protesting
sanguinary
tooshie
abrupt
freethinking
sabre-rattling
wicked
misanthropic
mortal
impolite
objecting
disliking
gratuitous
ugly
whiny
rebelling
complaining
competitive
unhampered
unconstrained
unfettered
liberated
untrammelled
UK
unlikable
bad
uncharitable
contradicting
antagonistic to
resistant to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
obnoxious
menacing
differing
unfavourably disposed to
willed
mean-spirited
freewheeling
individual
having no use for
vengeful
acrimonious
censorious
out-there
grudging
inhumane
aimless
atrocious
heartless
savage
butcherly
barbarous
brute
brutal
sadistic
inhuman
barbaric
independent
untrammeled
US
decontrolled
unregimented
unfair
double-crossing
unjust
merciless
free-spirited
more ❯
“Sometimes, I think he arbitrarily disagrees with me just to be
contrary
.”
Adjective
▲
Tending to misbehave or act badly or childishly
naughty
misbehaving
bad
errant
mischievous
froward
delinquent
wayward
disobedient
troublesome
sinful
badly behaved
rascally
unruly
exasperating
unmanageable
roguish
uncontrollable
difficult
rude
wicked
wrong
rowdy
full of mischief
vexatious
irksome
badly-behaved
ill-behaved
aberrant
offending
deviating
guilty
sinning
criminal
lawbreaking
culpable
lawless
transgressing
deviant
straying
erring
fallible
erratic
devious
stray
miscreant
errable
unreliable
heretic
out of control
off straight and narrow
misbehaved
fractious
insubordinate
refractory
ungovernable
defiant
disorderly
undisciplined
unbiddable
recalcitrant
perverse
disruptive
playful
obstreperous
wilful
mutinous
impish
wild
impolite
incorrigible
awkward
tricksy
prankish
puckish
annoying
intractable
brattish
scampish
headstrong
teasing
gallus
contumacious
willful
worthless
wanton
fiendish
tough
evil
rough
self-willed
bad-mannered
ill-disciplined
attention-seeking
rebellious
devilish
frolicsome
uncooperative
truculent
insolent
impudent
mistaken
faulty
transgressive
in error
elfish
arch
ludic
artful
bothersome
elfin
raunchy
turbulent
childish
ruffianly
infantile
ill-natured
inconsiderate
sly
disrespectful
kiddish
thoughtless
foxy
immature
riotous
unrestrained
troublemaking
noisy
raucous
dysfunctional
divisive
out of hand
pugnacious
whiny
petulant
problematic
out-of-line
out-of-order
belligerent
trying
stubborn
aggressive
confrontational
cantankerous
combative
bellicose
causing trouble
socially impaired
troublous
fierce
maladjusted
unrestrainable
scrappy
uncompliant
pesky
uncontainable
sullen
peevish
hostile
argumentative
undisciplinable
tiresome
nasty
bold
loudmouthed
hot-tempered
disturbed
malicious
wearisome
demanding
mean
indocile
more ❯
“In the opera, a
contrary
child protagonist has a tantrum when his mother asks him if he has done his homework.”
Adjective
▲
Differing from or in conflict with each other
dissimilar
different
disparate
contrasting
divergent
distinct
contradictory
differing
inconsistent
unlike
unalike
discrepant
distinctive
opposed
antithetical
incongruous
opposite
mismatched
discordant
contrastive
distinguishable
nonidentical
unrelated
unequal
distant
inharmonious
variant
varying
other
contrasted
unsimilar
individual
independent
unique
unallied
antonymous
mismated
confused
odd
poles apart
like night and day
like chalk and cheese
far cry
not alike
not similar
far from
not capable of comparison
march to a different drummer
conflicting
incompatible
at variance
clashing
diverse
separate
incongruent
at odds
deviating
non-identical
antithetic
incomparable
unconnected
dissonant
opposing
disproportionate
inconsonant
not the same
differentiable
particular
unassociated
discriminable
disagreeing
diverging
otherwise
distinguishing
alternative
incommensurate
another
irreconcilable
incommensurable
differential
alternate
disharmonious
discrete
uncoordinated
streets apart
contradistinctive
contradistinct
in opposition
ill-matched
unsuited
antagonistic
various
divers
heterogeneous
varied
respective
offbeat
altered
single
unequivalent
uneven
express
especial
anomalous
as like as chalk and cheese
irregular
foreign
unmistakable
oppositional
bipolar
very different
nothing like
repugnant
disconsonant
unmixable
tangential
mutually exclusive
not so
not as such
other than supposed
remote
removed
unequal to
incomparable to
inconsistent with
irrelevant to
incompatible to
immaterial to
incongruent with
unrelated to
assorted
miscellaneous
diversified
sundry
mixed
manifold
multifarious
variegated
omnifarious
numerous
many
all manner of
disconnected
multitudinous
several
motley
legion
changing
multitudinal
populous
changeable
peculiar
multiform
polymorphic
many-sided
detached
polymorphous
protean
not kin
not kindred
diacritical
specific
precise
sole
autonomous
unattached
separated
disunited
isolated
apart
divorced
sui generis
free
very unlike
a far cry from
very unalike
very inconsistent
individualized
US
divided
disjointed
dispersed
individualised
UK
solitary
a range of
a number of
an assortment of
a mixture of
a variety of
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling irritable, bad-tempered, or grumpy
fretful
irritable
grumpy
cross
petulant
testy
irascible
touchy
peevish
fractious
cranky
crabby
ratty
snappish
crotchety
huffy
tetchy
querulous
splenetic
crabbed
perverse
captious
edgy
complaining
ornery
uptight
miserable
mean
grumbling
whining
critical
tense
carping
cavilling
UK
caviling
US
upset
unhappy
distraught
overwrought
uncomfortable
worried
anxious
fidgety
stressed
faultfinding
agitated
distressed
nervous
overstrung
rattled
twitchy
wreck
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
ill-natured
short-tempered
out of sorts
ill at ease
worked up
wrought up
het up
angry
sulky
fiery
grouchy
temperamental
surly
glum
curt
prickly
huffish
disgruntled
moody
unsociable
argumentative
impatient
gruff
volatile
snappy
sensitive
shirty
sullen
cantankerous
feisty
choleric
whingy
bristly
ireful
shrewish
brusque
pettish
misanthropic
cynical
bitter
contentious
narky
hotheaded
truculent
pouty
oversensitive
harsh
obstinate
disagreeable
chippy
quarrelsome
difficult
bilious
sour
pertinacious
discontented
dyspeptic
hypercritical
soreheaded
snarky
stroppy
uncooperative
exasperated
displeased
snarling
churlish
peckish
resentful
eggy
whiny
curmudgeonly
crybaby
acrimonious
peppery
ungracious
crusty
gloomy
snippy
bearish
annoyed
snippety
iracund
pouting
miffy
tough
liverish
fussy
brooding
iracundulous
waspish
waxy
disputatious
morose
stuffy
snaky
scratchy
waspy
grousing
on edge
dissatisfied
acrid
trying
dour
mardy
griping
acid
awkward
out of humor
mumpish
growling
malicious
venomous
fretting
vinegary
short
whingeing
childish
raspy
tart
sharp
hasty
malignant
vindictive
nasty
sorehead
saturnine
sore
passionate
filthy
spiteful
obstreperous
blunt
cussed
chuffy
out of humour
ugly
thin-skinned
hot-tempered
hot-blooded
having got out of bed the wrong side
quick-tempered
foul-tempered
ill-humoured
UK
fault-finding
out of temper
cross-grained
having got out of bed on the wrong side
nasty-tempered
like a bear with a sore head
hot under the collar
on a short fuse
out-of-sorts
ill-humored
US
as cross as two sticks
in a mood
short-fused
easily offended
in a bad mood
neurotic
high-strung
salty
excitable
emotional
defensive
ticklish
unstable
fierce
hypersensitive
umbrageous
jumpy
easily upset
highly strung
murmuring
plaintive
censorious
grumbly
moaning
negative
crying
deploring
scrappy
lamenting
bemoaning
whimpering
wailing
hard to please
huffy irascible
offended
frowning
moping
mopish
agitable
piqued
mopey
dejected
broody
fuming
blue
kittle
mopy
tooshie
skittish
wounded
impetuous
easily frightened
easily agitated
hot-headed
in a temper
raving
psyched up
cold
angerful
frenzied
pugnacious
wrathful
hostile
convulsed
ferocious
disapproving
ranting
wild
cheerless
paranoid
hysterical
conservative
on the defensive
eccentric
hyperexcitable
erratic
tempestuous
mercurial
hyperkinetic
flighty
hung up
easily affected
easily hurt
hyper-sensitive
toey
perturbable
wired up
wound up
bundle of nerves
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Distinguished by a unique attribute
special
unique
distinct
distinctive
different
distinguished
characteristic
custom
customised
UK
customized
US
distinguishing
exclusive
individual
novel
original
particular
personalised
UK
personalized
US
signature
specialised
UK
specialized
US
peculiar
rare
uncommon
unusual
aberrant
abnormal
anomalous
atypical
bizarre
curious
deviant
disparate
divergent
eccentric
exotic
foreign
freak
freakish
funny
incomprehensible
inconceivable
incongruous
irregular
isolated
jarring
kookie
kooky
monstrous
mysterious
newsworthy
odd
oddball
off the wall
outlandish
preternatural
quaint
queer
quirky
strange
supernatural
unaccustomed
uncanny
uncharacteristic
uncustomary
unfamiliar
unlike
unnatural
unorthodox
unreal
unrepresentative
unthinkable
untypical
unwonted
way-out
weird
limited
out of the ordinary
out-of-the-way
nonstandard
extraordinary
standout
singular
unconventional
exceptional
offbeat
aberrated
phenomenal
especial
unexpected
remarkable
extraordinaire
exceeding
unprecedented
surprising
wacky
freaky
erratic
outré
off-the-wall
fresh
out of the way
off-centre
far-out
left-field
idiosyncratic
crazy
new
wild
whacky
rum
avant-garde
incredible
unheard-of
kinky
weirdo
unknown
fantastic
funky
puzzling
mystifying
bizarro
screwy
innovative
infrequent
out of the common
off-kilter
creative
aberrational
queerish
wacko
alien
way out
untried
perplexing
alternative
zany
imaginative
something else
inventive
innovatory
unordinary
nonconformist
noteworthy
innovational
ingenious
nonconforming
refreshing
baffling
unaccountable
newfangled
pioneering
notable
spaced-out
unlikely
astonishing
fanciful
unparalleled
cranky
outstanding
prodigious
scarce
unimaginable
devious
whimsical
groundbreaking
deviate
out there
non-typical
unbelievable
striking
unheard of
preposterous
unco
outrageous
inexplicable
amazing
absurd
ground-breaking
deviating
memorable
irrational
inspired
revolutionary
dubious
suspicious
off-key
trailblazing
ridiculous
fantastical
improbable
contemporary
new-fashioned
ludicrous
obscure
sporadic
nonsensical
miraculous
implausible
far out
ultra-modern
intriguing
foolish
awesome
eminent
individualistic
conspicuous
unconforming
eerie
doubtful
heteroclite
advanced
modern
originative
hare-brained
insane
occasional
little known
unexampled
visionary
daggy
disruptive
awe-inspiring
seldom
radical
artistic
outre
futuristic
neoteric
experimental
heterodox
unexplored
state-of-the-art
cutting edge
off the beaten track
sensational
breaking new ground
out-of-the-box
illogical
unpredictable
inimitable
grotesque
inconsistent
unrealistic
extreme
dissimilar
incomparable
seminal
rogue
surreal
stupendous
cockamamie
comical
atypic
significant
scattered
gnarly
one-off
rarefied
anomalistic
prominent
unnormal
resourceful
wonderful
distorted
inspiring
avant garde
far-fetched
one and only
clever
informal
make-believe
recent
latest
unfrequent
cool
modernistic
mad
progressive
questionable
brand new
untested
bohemian
not normal
out of this world
perverted
unceremonious
fishy
off-base
cutting-edge
few and far between
out of line
madcap
thin on the ground
hippy
leading-edge
creepy
spooky
dilly
boho
droll
unbalanced
unhackneyed
just out
out in left field
variant
marked
sparse
other
specific
offhand
deviative
Bohemian
astounding
maverick
superior
fluky
discordant
altered
modified
stunning
momentous
chance
out of place
straying
unforgettable
eye-catching
arresting
contrarian
unforeseen
fortuitous
unforeseeable
unanticipated
surprise
wayward
signal
out-there
esoteric
impressive
digressive
intermittent
spectacular
wandering
transgressing
disorderly
rambling
serious
eye-popping
extravagant
grandiose
tremendous
wondrous
exciting
mind-boggling
mind-blowing
quizzical
unharmonious
perverse
malformed
unhealthy
warped
twisted
up to date
rummy
amazeballs
diagnostic
discriminating
identifying
diagnostical
classic
symptomatic
unrecognized
US
uncharted
unrecognised
UK
aperiodic
one of a kind
off-center
heavy
flash
forby
disconsonant
inapropos
irrelevant
incongruent
incoherent
corrupt
fertile
episodic
casual
episodical
discontinuous
neat
off-colour
UK
heteromorphic
in left field
remote
recondite
fundamental
previously unencountered
outside one's experience
errant
interesting
never to be forgotten
drastic
out of the box
anarchistic
shady
periodical
periodic
off beaten path
up-to-date
this season's
new-fangled
dubitable
disputable
disquieting
debatable
shaky
doubtable
equivocal
dodgy
suspect
productive
demiurgic
Promethean
seldom seen
spasmodic
semioccasional
uninvestigated
problematical
problematic
hip
random
weird and wonderful
unintelligible
out of keeping
off-color
US
flakey
US
unhinged
touched
demented
flaky
UK
up-and-coming
forward-looking
game-changing
world-shattering
mercurial
senseless
goofy
silly
impracticable
inane
wackadoodle
loony
bewildering
shocking
infantile
imbecilic
unreasonable
crazy-ass
pointless
idiotic
wackadoo
laughable
risible
cock-eyed
farcical
fashionable
happening
hot
in
trendy
unworkable
harebrained
imprudent
dreamlike
fatuous
puerile
quixotic
derisory
foolhardy
balmy
far cry
startling
arcane
nondescript
egregious
few
modernist
groovy
modish
stylish
with-it
pathbreaking
nontraditional
irresponsible
undiscovered
unsung
unrenowned
short-sighted
ill-conceived
beyond all reason
cockeyed
bird-brained
half-baked
out of all reason
inappropriate
nameless
welcome
stimulating
undreamed of
little-known
undreamed-of
never before encountered
not just another
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Involving or creating unfavorable circumstances
disadvantageous
adverse
harmful
damaging
detrimental
injurious
deleterious
unfavourable
UK
unfavorable
US
hurtful
destructive
bad
prejudicial
inconvenient
inopportune
negative
unfortunate
inexpedient
inimical
untimely
inauspicious
hostile
unpropitious
untoward
troublesome
unfriendly
unlucky
counter
unsympathetic
objectionable
uncomplimentary
unprofitable
unhelpful
ill-timed
unseasonable
infelicitous
antagonistic
poor
unpromising
improper
unsuited
unseemly
unfit
wrong
opposed
malapropos
unsatisfactory
unadvantageous
adversarial
critical
adversary
unflattering
disavowing
disapproving
discouraging
opposing
antipathetic
jaundiced
inhospitable
low
ill-disposed
naysaying
ominous
regrettable
calamitous
threatening
discommodious
ill
inadvisable
ill-advised
inappropriate
unsuitable
awkward
bothersome
mistimed
difficult
inapt
problematic
disruptive
premature
early
precocious
disturbing
ill-chosen
badly timed
dangerous
pernicious
ruinous
baneful
baleful
noxious
undesirable
nocuous
deadly
disastrous
nocent
evil
unhealthy
maleficent
prejudicious
wicked
dire
lethal
malignant
unwholesome
cancerous
malefic
fatal
mischievous
counterproductive
crippling
toxic
poisonous
venomous
undermining
catastrophic
cataclysmic
devastating
menacing
sinister
corrupting
virulent
wounding
pestiferous
distressing
corrosive
incommodious
malign
malicious
annihilative
eradicative
hazardous
perilous
environmentally unfriendly
subversive
discommoding
corroding
extirpative
suicidal
incendiary
harsh
abusive
annoying
unconducive
tiresome
unhandy
gloomy
unwieldy
parlous
vexatious
disagreeable
painful
dicey
cumbersome
unmanageable
fierce
ill-suited
pestilential
unsafe
unbecoming
mortal
noisome
hard
inconducive
unhappy
forbidding
disparaging
terrible
unpleasant
grim
bleak
incommoding
risky
foreboding
very bad
tough
vexing
aggravating
irritating
unbefitting
dreadful
malevolent
cataclysmal
violent
worrisome
annihilatory
ravaging
devastative
brutal
savage
lethiferous
internecine
wreckful
wrackful
slaughterous
damning
ill-judged
insidious
ruining
destroying
death-dealing
corruptive
unwelcome
uncongenial
alien
pestilent
foul
vile
mortifying
unbeneficial
intrusive
annihilating
desolating
inept
challenging
miasmatic
miasmic
nefarious
spiteful
undue
unfitting
misplaced
incongruous
ill-fitted
iniquitous
reprobate
cantankerous
inimicable
inimic
killing
prohibitive
imperilling
UK
imperiling
US
afflictive
nullifying
invalidating
annulling
counteractive
neutralizing
US
obstructive
precarious
trying
testing
useless
inadmissible
fateful
wretched
direful
murderous
erosive
cutthroat
consumptive
impeding
hindering
fell
insalubrious
harassing
sinful
anti
worrying
nasty
embarrassing
neutralising
UK
defective
rough
ill-fated
horrible
horrendous
severe
austere
horrifying
frightful
dour
dismal
uncomfortable
fearsome
daunting
ghastly
intimidating
rugged
frightening
stark
terrifying
unwelcoming
disquieting
jarring
ferocious
unwise
imprudent
injudicious
incautious
dark
depressing
misguided
impolitic
foolish
indiscreet
foolhardy
careless
tactless
undiplomatic
thoughtless
hair-raising
silly
unadvisable
impractical
futile
irresponsible
ill-considered
short-sighted
wrong-headed
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Tending to find fault or raise petty objections
captious
critical
hypercritical
overcritical
censorious
quibbling
disparaging
judgemental
niggling
judgmental
disapproving
caviling
US
rejective
pettifogging
pedantic
nitpicking
faultfinding
criticising
UK
criticizing
US
pernickety
nagging
cavilling
UK
hairsplitting
negative
cavillous
severe
finicky
carping
demanding
exceptive
sarcastic
nitpicky
acrimonious
cantankerous
exacting
petty
petulant
quarrelsome
testy
fault-finding
pass-remarkable
nit-picking
hair-splitting
very critical
fussy
picky
hard to please
particular
overnice
condemnatory
finical
fastidious
perfectionist
censuring
reproachful
punctilious
choosy
overscrupulous
dogmatic
condemning
deprecatory
scathing
nit-picky
over-censorious
scrupulous
casuistic
sophistical
sophistic
meticulous
persnickety
over-exacting
precise
judgy
exact
harsh
querulous
difficult
difficult to please
impossible to please
over-particular
reproving
over-rigorous
over-strict
castigatory
denunciatory
complaining
contemptuous
stern
pejorative
nice
unfavourable
UK
dainty
pharisaic
inflexible
uncompromising
precisionist
griping
rigorous
choosey
intractable
tough
obstinate
bellyaching
overbearing
unaccommodating
unamenable
finicking
literalist
literalistic
whingeing
calumniatory
belittling
cynical
cutting
strict
self-righteous
unreasonable
overexacting
hard
imperious
stringent
unbending
formalist
scholastic
unfavorable
US
delicate
obdurate
fussbudgety
derogatory
hardheaded
sticklerish
stiff
tyrannical
purist
casuistical
dictatorial
unflinching
importunate
unrelenting
grim
boorish
rigid
pitiless
inexorable
irascible
resolute
immovable
unyielding
oppressive
prickly
old-maidish
crotchety
ornery
disputatious
chippy
disputative
high-maintenance
hard-line
bloody-minded
hard to satisfy
trifling
unsympathetic
fine
subtle
overrefined
selective
accusatory
overprecise
denouncing
reprobatory
vituperative
reprobative
unforgiving
ultra-critical
chiding
berating
damning
full of reproof
severely critical
on someone's back
grumbling
whining
kvetching
dissatisfied
discontented
scolding
humbling
demeaning
biting
lowering
critic
trenchant
sharp
choleric
withering
satirical
grousing
grouchy
slighting
discriminating
careful
faddy
refined
squeamish
painstaking
overdelicate
assiduous
sedulous
stickling
thorough
queasy
very careful
easily disgusted
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Dubious, fanciful, and not likely to be true
unlikely
improbable
implausible
doubtful
dubious
unbelievable
incredible
inconceivable
questionable
unconvincing
fantastic
unimaginable
flimsy
fanciful
preposterous
remote
absurd
unrealistic
ridiculous
suspect
slight
faint
rare
fabulous
labored
US
laboured
UK
strange
unapt
strained
tall
incongruous
untoward
far-fetched
not likely
hard to swallow
cock-and-bull
unheard-of
hard to take
outside chance
cock and bull
less likely
out of the ordinary
unthinkable
bizarre
iffy
slim
debatable
illogical
nonsensical
ludicrous
dubitable
weak
fishy
extravagant
impossible
outlandish
disputable
exaggerated
suspicious
outside
farfetched
outrageous
sensational
difficult to believe
odd
distant
false
poor
queer
tenuous
peculiar
unusual
curious
wild
fantastical
unreasonable
off
uncommon
irrational
small
frail
marginal
crazy
incoherent
farcical
laughable
weird
equivocal
arguable
feeble
off the wall
extraordinary
uncertain
fabricated
doubtable
fragile
whimsical
misleading
embellished
romantic
beyond belief
shady
distorted
hyperbolic
unpersuasive
spectacular
foolish
negligible
unreliable
hundred-to-one
not expected
minimal
vague
untrustworthy
thin
slender
unreal
problematic
overblown
wacky
oddball
cockamamie
uncanny
untruthful
untrue
comical
untenable
make-believe
embroidered
dishonest
remarkable
unique
off-the-wall
elaborate
impracticable
scarcely credible
hard to believe
inadequate
shaky
unsound
unsatisfactory
bleak
singular
idealistic
astounding
pathetic
lame
visionary
forced
far out
mind-boggling
incredulous
grandiose
utopian
uncompelling
amazing
unheard of
tiny
faraway
far
inconsiderable
scarce
funny
problematical
meagre
UK
meager
US
reachy
especial
atypical
offbeat
beyond the bounds of possibility
unwonted
hare-brained
flawed
contrived
half-baked
unsubstantial
groundless
astonishing
contradictory
histrionic
nominal
exceptional
impractical
eccentric
unimagined
undependable
unnatural
specious
unworkable
artificial
inconsequential
blown up
overdone
wondrous
dodgy
minute
faulty
fallacious
puzzling
shonky
senseless
insane
insignificant
unsettled
imaginary
unconceivable
hollow
quixotic
notable
striking
unimpressive
undecided
self-contradictory
little
mad
made-up
high-flown
outlying
unfeasible
slim and none
uncustomary
zany
potty
open
unsure
unprecedented
miraculous
idealized
US
idealised
UK
abnormal
aberrated
aberrant
freak
anomalous
perfectionist
moot
theoretical
conspicuous
stupendous
delusory
nonrealistic
gnarly
unexpected
naive
mysterious
starry-eyed
non-viable
under suspicion
not kosher
ivory-tower
up in the air
not convincing
complicated
exiguous
caricatural
hokey
unbelieveable
trifling
nebulous
unsubstantiated
inconclusive
unicorn
unacceptable
transparent
shallow
ineffectual
ponderous
mootable
isolated
unsustainable
unsupportable
invalid
sketchy
irreconcilable
indefensible
spurious
obscure
one-off
baseless
likely
airy
illegitimate
unreasoning
nutty
vain
inconsequent
nonrational
fatuous
unfounded
unreasoned
ungrounded
phenomenal
unconfirmed
speculative
dicey
fractional
imperceptible
diminished
won't hold water
full of holes
won't wash
full of it
surprising
excessive
assailable
fat
stunning
momentous
prodigious
long shot
fat chance
overdramatic
sensationalized
US
unforgettable
eye-catching
arresting
insufficient
special
noteworthy
inflated
overstated
illusory
on thin ice
touch-and-go
very little
not much
hardly any
exceeding
extraordinaire
serious
eye-popping
unco
preternatural
unaccustomed
tremendous
out-of-the-way
erratic
capricious
ambitious
unfamiliar
amazeballs
faltering
heavy
flash
forby
illusive
barmy
suppositious
different
daft
extreme
hallucinatory
dreamy
sensationalised
UK
outré
off beaten path
never to be forgotten
out of this world
optimistic
idyllic
idealist
hopeful
unclear
pseudo
suspected
untrusted
out of sight
cock-eyed
imaginative
unpractical
quixotical
unresolved
not quite right
controversial
potentially dangerous
potentially false
open to suspicion
undetermined
glamorous
fictitious
legendary
chimerical
starry
disputed
contentious
highly unlikely
risible
controvertible
exotic
out of bounds
too much
highly coloured
silly
Panglossian
Micawberish
eerie
quaint
ironic
issuable
glamourous
negotiable
amusing
humorous
ivory-towered
hilarious
fairy-tale
vexed
disconcerting
incomprehensible
freaky
mystifying
spooky
freakish
baffling
befuddling
contestable
unworldly
unconcluded
invented
head-in-the-clouds
out of touch with reality
irritating
open to question
yet to be decided
open to debate
open to doubt
at issue
open to discussion
gone
bizarro
unforeseen
flustering
overwhelming
portentous
dumfounding
confusing
confounding
rich
annoying
entertaining
priceless
droll
diverting
supernatural
muddling
unannounced
unanticipated
discomfiting
jarring
nonplussing
jolting
shattering
unordinary
nonplusing
dismaying
upsetting
a laugh
a joke
a bit much
OTT
side-splitting
a bit thick
over the top
provocative
intriguing
marvellous
UK
beguiling
marvelous
US
magical
not applicable
not sensible
blue sky
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Directed or moving backward
retrograde
backward
reverse
rearward
retrogressive
backwards
retreating
inverse
reversed
inverted
directed backwards
back
averse
fromward
turned away
transposed
back to front
Noun
▲
The opposite
opposite
antithesis
reverse
converse
inverse
antipode
counter
negative
obverse
contrariety
witherward
other extreme
flip side
other side of the coin
antipole
contradiction
contra
other side
counterpole
other
counterpart
contrast
reversal
contradictory
contraposition
inversion
per contra
antipodes
opposite extreme
contrareity
counterpoint
conversion
contrapositive
other side of the fence
the other side of the picture
opposition
antonym
paradox
foil
antilogy
the other extreme
direct opposite
another adverse
vice versa
opposite number
polar opposite
exact opposite
other side of coin
the other side of the coin
oppositeness
relief
more ❯
“It seems superfluous, and indeed illogical, to require the accused to prove the
contrary
on a balance of probabilities.”
Noun
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The absence or opposite of something actual or positive
negation
denial
repudiation
rejection
contradiction
disclaimer
disavowal
disallowance
disconfirmation
denegation
refusal
veto
gainsaying
renunciation
no
antithesis
opposite
absence
lack
deficiency
opposition
blank
inverse
negatory
nonexistence
reversal
reverse
refutation
rebuttal
dismissal
disapproval
rebuff
forswearing
retraction
abjuration
confutation
counterstatement
defiance
disaffirmation
contravention
negative
turndown
dispute
brush-off
thumbs down
knock-back
dissent
disproof
dismissing
denunciation
retractation
disowning
abnegation
adjuration
controversion
nonacceptance
declination
spurning
conflict
snub
non-acceptance
turning down
cold shoulder
cancellation
UK
cancelation
US
eschewal
disassociation
dissociation
counteraction
countering
dissension
disputation
challenge
nay
objection
refutal
repudiating
renegement
rejecting
renouncement
disclaiming
abstention
refusing
relinquishment
disacknowledgement
refraining
non placet
no-go
no dice
no way
negative response
giving up
declining
snubbing
casting aside
refusal to acknowledge
casting off
smack in the face
red light
smack in the eye
kick in the teeth
cold-shouldering
protestation
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Either of two abstract things that are as different from each other as possible
extreme
opposite
antithesis
pole
alternative
antipode
opposite pole
exclusive alternative
opposing pair
side of the coin
other side of the coin
extremity
limit
Preposition
▲
Showing a differentiation against
against the grain
against
in opposition to
at odds with
counter to
contra
not in accord with
incompatible with
at variance with
repugnant
in conflict with
conflicting with
contrary to
anti
counter
opposing
resisting
at cross purposes with
con
antagonistic towards
in disobedience to
resistant to
not in favor of
in disagreement with
dead set against
opposite to
critical of
in spite of
unsympathetic to
agin
disregarding
hostile to
in the face of
in defiance of
antagonistic to
opposed to
in contempt of
inimical to
averse to
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