What is "contrary" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "contrary": a relation of direct opposition

Noun

Meaning of "contrary": very opposed in nature or character or purpose

Adjective

Meaning of "contrary": exact opposition

Noun

Meaning of "contrary": of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

Adjective

Meaning of "contrary": a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

Noun

Meaning of "contrary": resistant to guidance or discipline

Adjective

Meaning of "contrary": in an opposing direction

Adjective

Synonyms:

inimical, conflicting, antithetical, hostile, negative, adverse, contradictory, inconsistent, discordant, opposed, converse, reverse, counter, nonconformist, antipodal, refractory, dissident, antipathetic, balky, clashing, contumacious, diametric, froward, headstrong, insubordinate, intractable, nonconforming, obstinate, ornery, perverse, rebellious, recalcitrant, restive, stubborn, unruly, wayward, antipodean, wrongheaded, paradoxical, recusant, anti, contrariant, dissentient,

Antonyms:

friendly, kind, harmonious, agreeing, similar, conforming, accommodating, alike, homogeneous, like, obliging, agreeable, consistent, equal, same, concordant, correspondent,