Australian English Meaning of contrary

contrary

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Definitions and Meaning of contrary in English

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contrary (n)

a relation of direct opposition

exact opposition

a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false

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contrary (s)

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false

resistant to guidance or discipline

in an opposing direction

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contrary

a relation of direct opposition, exact opposition, a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false, ve

contradictory,opposite,antithetical,diametrical,unfavourable,adverse,antagonistic,antipodal,antipodean,counter

analogous,like,same,similar,like,equivalent,identical,non-contradictory,synonymous

contrariwise => on the contrary, contrarious => contrary, contrariness => contrariness, contrarily => contrarily, contrariety => inconsistency,