contrariness

contrariness is a 12-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 17 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.
2. noun. a fussy and eccentric disposition

   Synonyms: crankiness, crotchetiness, grumpiness

3. noun. deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

   Synonyms: perverseness, perversity

Synonyms

crankiness, crotchetiness, grumpiness, perverseness, perversity

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in contrariness:

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