Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Contrary.
7 letter answer(s) to contrary
OPPOSED
act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion"
being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"
contrast with equal weight or force
fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
8 letter answer(s) to contrary
OPPOSITE
a contestant that you are matched against
a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'"
altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade
being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"
characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
directly facing each other; "
PERVERSE
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; "depraved criminals"; "a perverted sense of loyalty"; "the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat"
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"
resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
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