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There are 9 words containing CONTRARY

contrary  ——  contrary␣to  ——  contraryingsubcontrary  ——  contrarywise  ——  on␣the␣contraryto␣the␣contrary  ——  quite␣the␣contrary  ——  canon␣by␣contrary␣motion

12 definitions found

  • contrary — adj. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse. — adj. Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent. — adj. Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
  • contrary␣to — prep. Despite; in opposition to (An assumption, etc.); differently from.
  • contrarying — v. Present participle of contrary.
  • subcontrary — adj. Contrary in an inferior degree. — n. (Logic) Either of a pair of propositions at least one of which must be true.
  • contrarywise — adv. Alternative spelling of contrariwise.
  • on␣the␣contrary — phr. (Conjunctive) Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.
  • to␣the␣contrary — phr. Alternative form of on the contrary.
  • quite␣the␣contrary — adv. (Conjunctive) opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.
  • canon␣by␣contrary␣motion — n. (Music) Synonym of mirror canon.
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