contrary

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆkษ‘หntreri/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆkษ’ntrษ™ri/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
adjective
C1

opposite or different from something

Contrary to what we thought, the test was actually very easy.

C1

completely opposite in nature or direction

The contrary opinion says that exercise is bad for you, which is not true.

R

doing the opposite of what is asked or expected

The contrary child always said no when asked to help.

noun
R

the opposite thing or fact

Contrary to what people believed, he was actually very kind.

translation

adj. opposite or different from something; completely opposite in nature or direction; doing the opposite of what is asked or expected
n. the opposite thing or fact

Word Forms

Plural contraries

Synonyms

mischievous adj. ่ฐƒ็šฎ็š„, ๆถๆ„็š„ defiant adj. ่ฟๆŠ—็š„ adamant adj. ๅšๅ†ณ็š„ contradictory adj. ็Ÿ›็›พ็š„ rebellious adj. ๅ›้€†็š„, ๅๅ›็š„ stubborn adj. ๅ›บๆ‰ง็š„, ้šพไปฅๅŽป้™ค็š„ naughty adj. ๆท˜ๆฐ”็š„, ไธ‹ๆต็š„ rebel n. ๅๅ›่€…, ๅ›้€†่€…, ๅ›้€†็š„ไบบ opposite adj. ๅœจๅฏน้ข, ๆญฃๅฏน็€, ๅฎŒๅ…จไธๅŒ็š„ bad adj. ไธๅฅฝ็š„, ๅŠฃ่ดจ็š„, ไธฅ้‡็š„, ไธๅˆ้€‚็š„, ้“ๅพท่ดฅๅ็š„, ่กŒไธบไธ็ซฏ็š„, ไธๆ“…้•ฟ็š„, ๆœ‰ๅฎณ็š„, ็–ผ็—›็š„, ๅ˜่ดจ็š„, ๆผๆ€’็š„, ๆ„ง็–š็š„, ไธ่ˆ’ๆœ็š„, ๅพˆๆฃ’็š„

Antonyms

conformable adj. ไธ€่‡ด็š„, ้กบไปŽ็š„ obedient adj. ้กบไปŽ็š„ amenable adj. ้กบไปŽ็š„, ๅฏๅค„็†็š„ agreeable adj. ่ฎจๅ–œ, ๆ„ฟๆ„, ๅˆๆ„ analog adj. ๆจกๆ‹Ÿ็š„, ็ฑปไผผ็š„ synonym n. ๅŒไน‰่ฏ analogous adj. ็ฑปไผผ็š„ counterpart n. ๅฏนๅบ”็š„ไบบ moral adj. ้“ๅพท็š„, ๅŸบไบŽ้“ๅพท็š„, ๆœ‰้“ๅพท็š„, ่ƒฝๆ˜Ž่พจๆ˜ฏ้ž็š„ proper adj. ้€‚ๅˆ็š„, ็œŸๆญฃ็š„, ๅพ—ไฝ“็š„, ไธฅๆ ผๆ„ไน‰ไธŠ็š„, ๅฎŒๅ…จ็š„, ๅ›บๆœ‰็š„ similar adj. ็›ธไผผ็š„ correct adj. ๆญฃ็กฎ็š„, ๆฐๅฝ“็š„, ๅพ—ไฝ“็š„ same adj. ็›ธๅŒ็š„, ๅคๅˆถ็š„ like prep. ๅƒ, ๆ€Žๆ ท, ๅฆ‚ๅŒ, ไพ‹ๅฆ‚, ๅ…ธๅž‹็š„

Similar Words

contrarily adv. ็›ธๅๅœฐ country n. ๅ›ฝๅฎถ, ไนกๆ‘, ๅœฐๅŒบ, ๅ›ฝๆฐ‘, ไนกๆ‘้Ÿณไน coronary adj. ๅ† ็ŠถๅŠจ่„‰