Anticlockwise Synonyms and Antonyms

ăntē-klŏkwīz, ăntī-
In a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. counterclockwise
Antonyms:
  1. clockwise
In the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. counterclockwise
  2. contraclockwise

Words Related to Anticlockwise

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. anti-clockwise
  2. counter-clockwise
  3. east-to-west

Anticlockwise Sentence Examples

  • Almost like the touch screen was rotated slightly anticlockwise !

  • The Shambles is within the area of an anticlockwise tidal eddy east of the headland.

  • The bulb capsule can be removed by griping the knurling at the edge of the capsule and unscrewing anticlockwise.

  • These include local wave climate; sources of sediment feed and the role of coastline orientation in creating an anticlockwise tidal gyre.

  • The anticlockwise rotation of the galaxy may stretch out the plumes to contribute to the rough rotational symmetry of the DRAGN.