Thesaurus:contrary

Thesaurus:contrary

THESAURUS

contrary

English

Synonyms

• against the grain

• at cross purposes

• contradictory

• contrariant

• contrarious (archaic)

• contrary

• counter

• cross (rare)

• disagreeable

• opposed

• opposing

• refractory

Antonyms

• cooperative

• synergistic

• unopposed

Hyponyms

• cheeky    [WS]

• hostile    [WS]

• opposite    [WS]

See also

• Thesaurus:obstinate

Further reading

• “14. contrariety” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “contrary” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.