contrary

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Synonyms: contrarry, contract, contrast, contrarily, contra, contrail, honorary, contrasty, onerary, contraire, costmary

Antonyms: contrarry, contract, contrast, contrarily, contra, contrail, honorary, contrasty, onerary, contraire, costmary

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Adjective

1. [[opposite|Opposite]]; in an opposite direction; in opposition; [[adverse]].
2. Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
3. Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.

Adverb

1. [[contrarily|Contrarily]]

Noun

1. The [[opposite]].
2. {{lb|en|logic}} One of a pair of [[proposition]]s that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
3. {{lb|en|historical}} A type of [[loaded]] [[die]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[oppose]]; to [[frustrate]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[impugn]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To [[contradict]] (someone or something).
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To do the opposite of (''someone'' or ''something'').
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition ''to''.
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

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