| NOUN | relation | contrary, reverse, opposite | a relation of direct opposition |
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| relation | contrary | exact opposition | |
| relation | contrary | a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | contrary | very opposed in nature or character or purpose |
| all | contrary | of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false | |
| all | contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward | resistant to guidance or discipline / discipline | |
| all | contrary, adverse | in an opposing direction |
| Sounds | kaa'ntrehriy; kahntreh'riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | Very opposed in nature or character or purpose. | |
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| Broader | different | Unlike in nature or quality or form or degree |
| Spanish | contrario, opuesto | |
| Adverbs | contrarily | contrary to expectations |
| Meaning | Of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false. | |
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| Example | "'hot' and 'cold' are contrary terms" | |
| Broader | antonymous | Of words |
| Spanish | contrario | |
| Meaning | resistant to guidance or discipline / discipline. | |
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| Example | "Mary Mary quite contrary" | |
| Synonyms | obstinate, perverse, wayward | |
| Broader | disobedient | not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority |
| Spanish | incorregible, ineducable, ingobernable, insumiso, terco | |
| Catalan | capritxós, incorregible, ineducable, ingovernable, insumís | |
| Nouns | contrariness | deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline |
| Adverbs | contrarily | in a contrary disobedient manner |
| Meaning | In an opposing direction. | |
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| Example | "a contrary wind" | |
| Synonym | adverse | |
| Broader | unfavorable, unfavourable | (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose |
| Spanish | adverso | |
| Meaning | A relation of direct opposition. | |
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| Synonyms | reverse, opposite | |
| Broader | opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
| Spanish | contrario, inverso, opuesto | |
| Catalan | contrari | |
| Meaning | exact opposition. | |
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| Example | "public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty" | |
| Broader | opposition, oppositeness | The relation between opposed entities |
| Spanish | contrario | |
| Meaning | A logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false. | |
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| Broader | logical relation | A relation between propositions |
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