COUNTERCLOCKWISE Synonyms
5 hypernyms for counterclockwise. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for COUNTERCLOCKWISE
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| anticlockwise | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock adverb • in a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move | ||||||
| backward | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • directed or facing toward the back or rear • (used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature adverb • at or to or toward the back or rear • in a manner or order or direction the reverse of normal • in or to or toward a past time adjective satellite • retarded in intellectual development • having made less than normal progress | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| reversed | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • turned inside out and resewn • turned about in order or relation | ||||||
| leftwards | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adverb • Leftward; towards the left. | ||||||
| widdershins | verb, adverb v, adv | |||||
adverb • The wrong way. • Anticlockwise, counter-clockwise. | ||||||
| contraclockwise | adverb, adjective adv, adj | |||||
adjective • in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock | ||||||