Contrarious

//kənˈtɹɛəɹi.əs//

Synonyms for "contrarious" (38 found)

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Closest matches (8)

adverse antagonistic anti antipathetic antithetical at cross purposes balancing clashing

Strong matches (11)

compensating conflicting confronting contradictory contrary converse counter cross grained

Adjective(2 words)

contradictory contrary

Adjective(1 words)

cross-grained

Related words (19)

discordant discrepant eyeball to eyeball hostile inconsistent inimical inverse obverse opposed opposing opposite oppositional perverse repugnant reverse stubborn

Adjective(3 words)

lippy refractory willful

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Antonyms

1 entries

cooperative

Synonyms

1 entries

contradictory

Related terms

4 entries

contrariety contrarily contrariness contrary

derived

2 entries

contrariously contrariousness

related to

6 entries

contrariety contrarily contrariness contrary counter oppose

similar

4 entries

obstinate stubborn unregenerate

Translations

6 translations across 3 languages.

Dutch

3 entries

dwars adj (persons)
onhandelbaar adj (persons)
tegendraads adj (persons)

French

1 entries

contraire adj (persons)

Romanian

2 entries

contrar adj (persons)
potrivnic adj (persons)

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