Another word for contrary
contrary
modif.
Opposed
antagonistic, hostile, inimical; see against 3, opposed.
Opposite
antithetical, counter, clashing; see opposite 1.
Unfavorable
untimely, adverse, unpropitious; see unfavorable 2.
Obstinate
perverse, contradictory, headstrong, stubborn, balky, restive, self-willed, wayward, willful, refractory, pigheaded, oppositional, cantankerous, cross-grained, froward, contrarious*; see also obstinate.
contrary, in this comparison, implies a habitual willful disinclination to accept orders, advice, etc.; perverse implies an unreasonable obstinacy in deviating from what is considered right or acceptable; restive is applied to those who are impatient under restraint or discipline and hence are hard to control or keep in order; balky implies a stopping short and stubbornly refusing to go on See also syn. study at opposite.
contrary
n.
converse, antithesis, just the opposite; see contrast 2, opposite.
conversely, contrary to, on the other hand, antithetically, contrariwise, inversely, contrasting, at the opposite pole, on the other side, in disagreement with, as opposed to, in opposition to, counter, in contradiction to; see also against 3, opposed.
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Another word for contrary
Diametrically opposed:
antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, antonymic, antonymous, contradictory, converse2, counter, diametric, diametrical, opposing, opposite, polar, reverse. See supportGiven to acting in opposition to others:
balky, contrarious, difficult, froward, impossible, ornery, perverse, wayward. See attitude, support
That which is diametrically opposed to another:
antipode, antipodes, antithesis, antonym, converse2, counter, opposite, reverse. (Logic) contradictory, contrapositive. See support
MLA Style
"contrary." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 17 August 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Contrary>.
APA Style
contrary. (n.d.). Retrieved August 17th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/Contrary
