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1. contrary
adjective. ['ˈkɑːntrɛri, kənˈtrɛri'] very opposed in nature or character or purpose.
Antonyms
- obverse
Etymology
- contrarie (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Contrary
- francesmary
- tagliaferri
- palminteri
- balistreri
- montazeri
- canzoneri
- bollettieri
- st_mary
- pusateri
- prosperi
- palmieri
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- camilleri
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- spiteri
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- ranieri
- plumeri
- palmeri
- oliveri
- mcsherry
- mcquerry
- mcnary
- mcnairy
- mccrary
- mcclary
- macsharry
- laprairie
How do you pronounce contrary?
Pronounce contrary as ˈkɑntrɛri.
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Sentences with contrary
1. Adjective
Usually, the octave will set forth an idea and the sestet will provide a contrary view.
Quotes about contrary
1. Life, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place.
- Frederic Bastiat
2. The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
- W. Somerset Maugham
3. Don't flatter yourselves that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. On the contrary, the nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
2. contrary
noun. ['ˈkɑːntrɛri, kənˈtrɛri'] a relation of direct opposition.
Synonyms
- oppositeness
- opposition
- opposite
Antonyms
- docile
- disobedience
- compliant
- manageable
Etymology
- contrarie (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. contrary
adjective. ['ˈkɑːntrɛri, kənˈtrɛri'] of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false.
Antonyms
- forward
Etymology
- contrarie (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. contrary
adjective. ['ˈkɑːntrɛri, kənˈtrɛri'] in an opposing direction.
Synonyms
- unfavorable
- unfavourable
Antonyms
- synchronise
- falsify
- stay
Etymology
- contrarie (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. contrary
adjective. ['ˈkɑːntrɛri, kənˈtrɛri'] resistant to guidance or discipline.
Synonyms
- obstinate
- perverse
- wayward
Antonyms
- synchronize
- consecrate
- correct
- head
Etymology
- contrarie (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. contrary
noun. ['ˈkɑːntrɛri, kənˈtrɛri'] exact opposition.
Synonyms
- opposition
Antonyms
- tractable
- corrigible
Etymology
- contrarie (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. contrary
noun. ['ˈkɑːntrɛri, kənˈtrɛri'] a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false.
Antonyms
- synonym
Etymology
- contrarie (Middle English (1100-1500))