CONTRARIOUS Synonyms
0 hypernym for contrarious. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CONTRARIOUS
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| contradictory | adjective adj | |||||
noun • two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time adjective satellite • of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false • that confounds or contradicts or confuses • in disagreement • unable for both to exist or be true at the same time | ||||||
| contrary | adjective adj | |||||
noun • 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 adjective satellite • 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 | ||||||
| defiant | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • boldly resisting authority or an opposing force | ||||||
| disobedient | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority adjective satellite • unwilling to submit to authority | ||||||
| headstrong | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | ||||||
| obstinate | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing • resistant to guidance or discipline verb • persist stubbornly | ||||||
| perverse | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict • resistant to guidance or discipline • deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good | ||||||
| recalcitrant | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • stubbornly resistant to authority or control • marked by stubborn resistance to authority | ||||||
| refractory | adjective adj | |||||
noun • lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace adjective satellite • not responding to treatment • temporarily unresponsive or not fully responsive to a process or stimulus • stubbornly resistant to authority or control | ||||||
| stubborn | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield adjective satellite • not responding to treatment | ||||||
| wayward | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • resistant to guidance or discipline | ||||||
| oppositional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting opposition | ||||||
| cross-grained | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by self-willed opposition • of timber; having fibers running irregularly rather than in parallel | ||||||