contrary
IPA: kˈɑntrɛri
noun
- The opposite.
- (logic) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
verb
- (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
- (obsolete) To impugn.
- (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
- (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
- (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
- (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
- (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
adjective
- Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
- Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
- Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
adverb
- Contrarily
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Examples of "contrary" in Sentences
- The contrary is the truth.
- The reality is quite the contrary.
- All the evidence is to the contrary.
- Any suggestion to the contrary is fanciful.
- Any statement to the contrary is slanderous.
- On the contrary, that is the fallacy in a nutshell.
- To the contrary, they are proud of their frugality.
- On the contrary, the latency is guaranteed to increase.
- It is judgemental, whatever pretensions to the contrary.
- On the contrary, the sensations are usually of heaviness.