Dictionary Entry
contrary
contrary is a 8-letter English word with 15 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 15 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
- 2adjective
Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
- 3adjective
Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
- 4adjective
Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
- 5noun
A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
- 6noun
An opponent; an enemy.
- 7noun
the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse., 1.
- 8noun
See Contraries.
- 9noun
a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
- 10noun
exact opposition
"public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"
- 11noun
a relation of direct opposition
"we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
- 12adjective
in an opposing direction
"adverse currents"
"a contrary wind"
Synonyms
- 13adjective
resistant to guidance or discipline
"Mary Mary quite contrary"
"an obstinate child with a violent temper"
- 14adjective
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
"acts contrary to our code of ethics"
"the facts point to a contrary conclusion"
- 15adjective
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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