Definitions from Wiktionary (contrary)
▸ adjective: Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
▸ adjective: Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
▸ adjective: Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
▸ adverb: Contrarily
▸ noun: The opposite.
▸ noun: (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
▸ noun: (historical) A type of loaded die.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To impugn.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
▸ verb: (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
▸ verb: (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
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▸ adjective: Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
▸ adjective: Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
▸ adjective: Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
▸ adverb: Contrarily
▸ noun: The opposite.
▸ noun: (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
▸ noun: (historical) A type of loaded die.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To impugn.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
▸ verb: (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
▸ verb: (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
▸ verb: (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
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antonymous,
adverse,
opposite,
different,
reverse,
wayward,
perverse,
unfavorable,
unfavourable,
obstinate,
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