Contrary: meaning, definitions and examples
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contrary
[ หkษntrษri ]
opposite
Opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
Synonyms
conflicting, inconsistent, opposite
Examples of usage
- The decision to close the factory is contrary to the company's long-term goals.
- His actions were contrary to his words.
opposition
A fact or condition incompatible with another.
Synonyms
conflict, incompatibility, opposition
Examples of usage
- The new evidence was a contrary to the previous theory.
- She always seems to take the contrary of any argument.
Translations
Translations of the word "contrary" in other languages:
๐ต๐น contrรกrio
๐ฎ๐ณ เคตเคฟเคชเคฐเฅเคค
๐ฉ๐ช gegenteilig
๐ฎ๐ฉ berlawanan
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟัะพัะธะปะตะถะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ przeciwny
๐ฏ๐ต ๅๅฏพใฎ (ใฏใใใใฎ)
๐ซ๐ท contraire
๐ช๐ธ contrario
๐น๐ท zฤฑt
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ฐ๋์
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ูุนุงุฑูุถ
๐จ๐ฟ protikladnรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ protikladnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ็ธๅ็ (xiฤngfวn de)
๐ธ๐ฎ nasproten
๐ฎ๐ธ andstรฆรฐur
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะฐัะฐะผะฐ-าะฐััั
๐ฌ๐ช แกแแฌแแแแแฆแแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ ษks
๐ฒ๐ฝ contrario
Word origin
The word 'contrary' originated from the Latin word 'contrarius', meaning opposite. Over time, it has evolved to encompass the idea of being opposite or conflicting with something else. The concept of contrary has been prevalent in various fields such as philosophy, logic, and everyday language, where it is used to describe situations or conditions that are in opposition to each other.
See also: contrarily, contrariness, contrariwise.