English Explanatory Dictionary

contrariant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Contrary or antagonistic.
noun
  1. A thing that is contrary or of opposite qualities.

Word forms

contrariant more contrariant most contrariant contrariants

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English contrariaunt, from Old French contrariant, from Late Latin contrāriāns, present participle of contrāriō.

Synonyms

antipodean antithetical contrariant contradictory contrariwise contrary contrasted converse counter cross inverse inverted oppugnant opposed opposite reverse witherward

Derived words

contrariantly
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