Etymology: [ 'kän-"trer-E ] (noun.) 13th century. From Middle English contrarie, also contraire Old French contraire Latin contrarius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”) contra (“against”).
To contradict (someone or something), To do the opposite of (someone or something), To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion, To impugn, To be self-contradictory; to become reversed, To oppose; to frustrate, opposed in nature, strongly dissimilar, The opposite, One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to, Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child, Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions, An opponent; an enemy, A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities, the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary, Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds, Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent, very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion", emphasis You can use quite the contrary to emphasize a previous negative statement, or when you are making a strong negative reply. I'm not a feminist, quite the contrary = quite the opposite, emphasis You can use on the contrary when you are disagreeing strongly with something that has just been said or implied, or are making a strong negative reply. `People just don't do things like that.' --- `On the contrary, they do them all the time.', When a particular idea is being considered, evidence or statements to the contrary suggest that this idea is not true or that the opposite is true. That does not automatically mean, however, that the money supply has been curbed, and there is considerable evidence to the contrary, a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true", See Converse, n, You use on the contrary when you have just said or implied that something is not true and are going to say that the opposite is true. It is not an idea around which the Community can unite. On the contrary, I see it as one that will divide us, emphasis If you say that something is true contrary to other people's beliefs or opinions, you are emphasizing that it is true and that they are wrong. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite, something which is opposite, contradictory, opposed; stubborn, obstinate, in opposition, against, counter, Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons Several of those present, including Weinberger, had contrary information, two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false, exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty", resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior", of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms, To contradict or oppose; to thwart, See Contraries, of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms", two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty", close, an argumentative device that presents an alternative to a thesis for the purpose of confirming or clarifying it The alternative represents a choice that is not satisfactory in the context of the thesis but is not a direct contradiction (contrary) of the thesis, two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty" resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion" of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms, in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind", when used to compare a provision of State law to a standard, requirement, or implementation specification adopted under this subchapter, means, contrary, other, In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions, gainwise, contrariantly, Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other, In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways, contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends, in a contrary disobedient manner, contradictorily, perversely, in an opposing manner, contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends", The state of being contrary, state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy, stubborn opposition, antagonism; opposing direction, deliberate unruliness, as opposed to, counter to, it's quite the opposite, inversely,
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To contradict (someone or something) - "Madame,’ seyde Sir Palomydes, ‘ye may say what ye woll – I may nat contrary you – but, by my knyghthod, I knew nat my lorde Sir Trystram.’"
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To do the opposite of (someone or something)
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To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion
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To impugn
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To be self-contradictory; to become reversed
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To oppose; to frustrate
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opposed in nature
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strongly dissimilar
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The opposite
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One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true
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To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to
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Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child
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Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions
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An opponent; an enemy
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A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities
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the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary
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Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds
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Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent
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very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
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emphasis You can use quite the contrary to emphasize a previous negative statement, or when you are making a strong negative reply. I'm not a feminist, quite the contrary = quite the opposite
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emphasis You can use on the contrary when you are disagreeing strongly with something that has just been said or implied, or are making a strong negative reply. `People just don't do things like that.' --- `On the contrary, they do them all the time.'
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When a particular idea is being considered, evidence or statements to the contrary suggest that this idea is not true or that the opposite is true. That does not automatically mean, however, that the money supply has been curbed, and there is considerable evidence to the contrary
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a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
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See Converse, n
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You use on the contrary when you have just said or implied that something is not true and are going to say that the opposite is true. It is not an idea around which the Community can unite. On the contrary, I see it as one that will divide us
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emphasis If you say that something is true contrary to other people's beliefs or opinions, you are emphasizing that it is true and that they are wrong. Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite
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something which is opposite isim
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contradictory, opposed; stubborn, obstinate sıfat
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in opposition, against, counter
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Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons Several of those present, including Weinberger, had contrary information
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two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
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exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
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resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
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of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms
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To contradict or oppose; to thwart
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See Contraries
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of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"
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two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
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close
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an argumentative device that presents an alternative to a thesis for the purpose of confirming or clarifying it The alternative represents a choice that is not satisfactory in the context of the thesis but is not a direct contradiction (contrary) of the thesis
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two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false exact opposition; "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty" resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" very opposed in nature or character or purpose; "acts contrary to our code of ethics"; "the facts point to a contrary conclusion" of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms
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in an opposing direction; "adverse currents"; "a contrary wind"
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when used to compare a provision of State law to a standard, requirement, or implementation specification adopted under this subchapter, means
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Contrarily.
contrary
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Contrary to.
other - "You are other than nice."
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contrarily
In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions
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contrary.
gainwise
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Contrarily
contrariantly
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contraries
Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish the truth of the other
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contrarily
In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in opposite ways
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contrarily
contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends
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contrarily
in a contrary disobedient manner
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contrarily
contradictorily, perversely, in an opposing manner
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contrarily
contrary to expectations; "he didn't stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
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contrariness
The state of being contrary
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contrariness
state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy
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contrariness
stubborn opposition, antagonism; opposing direction isim
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