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What is another word for in contrary?

In contrary is a phrase of contrary

Here's a list of synonyms for contrary.

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
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
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
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
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
cavillingUK
cavilingUS
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
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Distinguished by a unique attribute
special
unique
distinct
distinctive
different
distinguished
characteristic
custom
customisedUK
customizedUS
distinguishing
exclusive
individual
novel
original
particular
personalisedUK
personalizedUS
signature
specialisedUK
specializedUS
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
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Involving or creating unfavorable circumstances
disadvantageous
adverse
harmful
damaging
detrimental
injurious
deleterious
unfavourableUK
unfavorableUS
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
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Tending to find fault or raise petty objections
captious
critical
hypercritical
overcritical
censorious
quibbling
disparaging
judgemental
niggling
judgmental
disapproving
cavilingUS
rejective
pettifogging
pedantic
nitpicking
faultfinding
criticisingUK
criticizingUS
pernickety
nagging
cavillingUK
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
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
laboredUS
labouredUK
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
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
more ❯
“It seems superfluous, and indeed illogical, to require the accused to prove the contrary on a balance of probabilities.”
Noun
▲
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
more ❯
Noun
▲
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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