Synonyms of the word

contrary

• adj. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition; adverse.
• adj. Opposed; contradictory; inconsistent.
• adj. Given to opposition; perverse; wayward.
• adv. Contrarily.
• n. The opposite.
• n. One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true.
• v. (obsolete) To oppose; to frustrate.
• v. (obsolete) To impugn.
• v. (obsolete) To contradict (someone or something).
• v. (obsolete) To do the opposite of (someone or something).
• v. (obsolete) To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
• v. (obsolete) To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
• v. (obsolete) To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

adverse

• adj. Unfavorable; antagonistic in purpose or effect; hostile; actively opposing one's interests or wishes;…
• adj. Opposed; contrary; opposing one's interests or desire.
• adj. (not comparable) Opposite; confronting.

antonymous

• adj. having an opposite or diametrically opposed meaning.
• adj. of, or being an antonym; antonymic.

different

• adj. Not the same; exhibiting a difference.
• adj. Various, assorted, diverse.
• adj. Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity.
• adj. Unlike most others; unusual.
• n. (mathematics) The different ideal.

disobedient

• adj. Not obedient.

obstinate

• adj. Stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course, usually with implied unreasonableness; persistent.
• adj. Said of inanimate things not easily subdued or removed.

opposite

• adj. Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
• adj. (botany) Of leaves and flowers, positioned directly across from each other on a stem.
• adj. Facing in the other direction.
• adj. Of either of two complementary or mutually exclusive things.
• adj. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
• n. Something opposite or contrary to another.
• n. An opponent.
• n. An antonym.
• n. (mathematics) An additive inverse.
• adv. In an opposite position.
• prep. Facing, or across from.
• prep. In a complementary role to.
• prep. (television) On another channel at the same time.

oppositeness

• n. The state or condition of being opposite.

opposition

• n. The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
• n. An opposite or contrasting position.
• n. (astronomy) The apparent relative position of two celestial bodies when one is at an angle of 180 degrees…
• n. (politics) A political party or movement opposed to the party or government in power.
• n. (law) In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to prevent…
• n. (chess) A position in which the player on the move must yield with his king allowing his opponent to advance…

perverse

• adj. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the (morally) right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.
• adj. Obstinately in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence, wayward; vexing; contrary.
• adj. (law, of a verdict) Ignoring the evidence or the judge's opinions.

reverse

• adj. Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
• adj. Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
• adj. (rail transport, of points) To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.
• adj. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
• adj. (botany) Reversed.
• adj. (genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.
• adv. (now rare) In a reverse way or direction; upside-down.
• n. The opposite of something.
• n. The act of going backwards; a reversal.
• n. A piece of misfortune; a setback.
• n. The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.
• n. The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.
• n. The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.
• n. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.
• n. (surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.
• v. (intransitive) To turn something around such that it faces in the opposite direction.
• v. (intransitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.
• v. (intransitive) To transpose the positions of two things.
• v. (transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
• v. (obsolete, intransitive) To return, come back.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To turn away; to cause to depart.
• v. (obsolete, transitive) To cause to return; to recall.
• v. (law) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
• v. (ergative) To cause a mechanism or a vehicle to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal.
• v. (chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.
• v. (rail transport, transitive) To place a set of points in the reverse position.
• v. (rail transport, intransitive, of points) to move from the normal position to the reverse position.
• v. To overthrow; to subvert.

unfavorable

• adj. Disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.
• adj. (of a belief, state of mind, etc) Not favorable, disapproving.
• adj. (of wind or weather) Causing obstacles or delay; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.
• adj. Not auspicious; ill-boding.

unfavourable

• adj. not approved of.
• adj. (of wind or weather) opposing or hindering.

wayward

• adj. given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
• adj. obstinate, contrary and unpredictable.
• adj. (sports) not on target.