contrary /konˈtrə-ri/

1. Opposite
2. Contradictory
3. (usu /kən-trāˈri/) perverse

1. An extreme opposite
2. A proposition so related to another that both cannot be true though both may be false (logic)

1. To oppose
2. To contradict
3. To annoy

contrarian /kən-trāˈri-ən/ noun and adjective

(a person) taking a contrary view (esp in politics and journalism)

contrariety /-rīˈi-ti/ noun

1. Opposition
2. Inconsistency
3. The relationship between two contraries (logic)

contrarily /konˈ or -trāˈ/ adverb

contrariness /konˈ or -trāˈ/ noun

contrarious /kən-trāˈri-əs/ adjective (archaic)

Showing contrariety

contraˈriously adverb (archaic)

Contrarily

conˈtrariwise (or /-trāˈ or -traˈ/) adverb

1. In the contrary way
2. On the other side
3. On the other hand

contrary motion noun (music)

Movement of parts in opposite directions, one up, another down

on the contrary

Quite the opposite, not at all

to the contrary

To the opposite effect

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