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

1. adjective. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse; as, contrary winds.
2. adjective. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
3. adjective. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
4. adjective. Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy each other; as, contrary propositions.
5. noun. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.
6. noun. An opponent; an enemy.
7. noun. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather show the contrary. See Converse, n., 1.
8. noun. See Contraries.
9. noun. a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
10. noun. exact opposition

    "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty"

11. noun. a relation of direct opposition

    "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"

    Synonyms: opposite, reverse

12. adjective. in an opposing direction

    "adverse currents"

    "a contrary wind"

    Synonyms: adverse

13. adjective. resistant to guidance or discipline

    "Mary Mary quite contrary"

    "an obstinate child with a violent temper"

    Synonyms: obstinate, perverse, wayward

14. adjective. very opposed in nature or character or purpose

    "acts contrary to our code of ethics"

    "the facts point to a contrary conclusion"

15. adjective. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

    "`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms"

Synonyms

opposite, reverse, adverse, obstinate, perverse, wayward

Common word forms

contraries, contrarily

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