[…] it is useless to pray “Thy kingdom come” and vote contra or stay away from the polls; […]
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Contra
/ˈkɒntɹə/
Synonyms for "contra" (98 found)
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Closest matches (20)
a reboursadverse toagainagainstagainst the grainagainst the tideagainst the windantipodeantipodesantipoleantithesisantonymarsy varsyarsy-varsyat cross purposesat cross-purposesat cross-purposes with
Preposition(2 words)
againstagainst the law
Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (29)
at daggersat daggers drawnat issueat oddsat varianceat warat war withathwartby contrariesconcontradictorycontrarilycontrariouslycontrariwisecontrarycontrawiseconverseconverselycountercounter to
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Preposition(1 words)
contrary to
Related words (49)
eyeball to eyeballeyeball-to-eyeballfacingflip sidefoilfrontingin conflict within confrontationin flat oppositionin hostile arrayin oppositionin opposition toinverseinverselyjust the oppositemirror imagenay ratherobverseoffseton the contrary
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on the other handopposed tooppositeopposite numberoppositelyother sideotherwiseoverper contraquite the contraryratherreversesetoffthe contrarythe other sideto the contrarytopsy turvytopsy-turvytout au contrairetowardup in armsupside downversusvice versavis-a-viswith crossed bayonets
Preposition(3 words)
in contravention ofin opposition toopposed to
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6 entriescontra argumentumcontra bonos morescontra factum non fitcontra legemcontra proferentemcontra propositum
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
a contra position; a contra entry
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The sum for each contra account is shown in the last column.
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Folk histories record that contras were gradually displaced by the introduction of the quadrille and the new couple dances.
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