Counterintuitive
//ˌkaʊntəɹɪnˈtuɪtɪv//
"Counterintuitive" in a Sentence (7 examples)
It was a counterintuitive event.
It is a counterintuitive fact that light objects fall to earth just as quickly as heavy ones.
It's counterintuitive, but true.
Science is counterintuitive.
Reality is often counterintuitive.
Now I have to admit, when I read this, this sounded totally wrong and counterintuitive.
With the students who worked on drafts in class, a number of aspects of lexicography proved challenging and counterintuitive.
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