anticlockwise

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UK/ˌæn.tiˈklɒk.waɪz/US/ˌæn.tɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/US/ˌæn.tiˈklɑkˌwaɪz/US/ˌænˌtaɪˈklɑkˌwaɪz/

adjective

In a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

Similar
laevorotatorylevorotatorypositivecounterclockwisecounter-clockwisewiddershinswithershinscontraclockwise
Opposite
clockwise
OriginEnglish clockwise ← Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós →
UncommonScrabble 24
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Meanings

adjectiveanticlockwise (not comparable)
  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKnot comparableIn a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

    The bidirectional drift excursion for the beam-column joint is applied in the anticlockwise direction as per the numbering sequence illustrated in Figs. 8a and 8b.

    2024, S. Lalit Sagar, Dipti Ranjan Sahoo, T. P. Anand, Vasant A. Matsagar, “Development of a Quasi-Static Bidirectional Loading Protocol for the Seismic Evaluation of Hybrid RC-SCC Beam-Column Joints”, in Federico M. Mazzolani, editor, Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Behaviour of Steel Structures in Seismic Areas

    Synonyms: laevorotatory, levorotatory, positive

adverbanticlockwise (not comparable)
  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKnot comparableIn an anticlockwise fashion.

    Synonyms: widdershins, withershins

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveIn a circular fashion so as to be moving to the left at the top of the circle and to the right at the bottom (when viewed from the front), in the opposite direction to the hands of an analog clock.

Similar
laevorotatorylevorotatorypositive

adverbIn an anticlockwise fashion.

Similar
widdershinswithershins
Similar
counterclockwisecounter-clockwise
Opposite
clockwise
Similar
counterclockwisecounter-clockwise
Opposite
clockwise

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivein the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a clock

Similar
counterclockwisecontraclockwiselevorotarylevorotatoryleft-handed

adverbin a direction opposite to the direction in which the hands of a clock move

Similar
counterclockwise
Also see
contraclockwisecounterclockwiseleft-handedlevorotarylevorotatory

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Celtic*klokkosder.?
  8. Early Medieval Latinclocca
  9. Old Northern Frenchcloque
  10. Old Dutch*klokka
  11. Middle Dutchclocke
  12. Middle Englishclokke
  13. Englishclock
  14. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  16. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  17. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  18. Englishclockwise
  19. Englishanticlockwise

From anti- + clockwise.

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Translations

Bulgarian обратен на часовниковата стрелка, обратно на часовниковата стрелка
  • обратен на часовниковата стрелка (obraten na časovnikovata strelka)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • обратно на часовниковата стрелка (obratno na časovnikovata strelka)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Catalan en el sentit antihorari, en sentit antihorari
  • en el sentit antihorariin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • en sentit antihorariin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Chinese Cantonese 逆時針 /逆时针
  • 逆時針 /逆时针 (jik⁶ si⁴ zam¹)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Chinese Mandarin 反時針方向的 /反时针方向的, 逆時針的 /逆时针的
  • 反時針方向的 /反时针方向的 (fǎn shízhēn fāngxiàng de)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • 逆時針的 /逆时针的 (nì shízhēn de)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • 逆時針 /逆时针 (nì shízhēn)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • 反時針方向的 /反时针方向的 (fǎn shízhēn fāngxiàng de)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • 逆時針的 /逆时针的 (nì shízhēn de)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Czech proti směru hodinových ručiček
  • proti směru hodinových ručičekin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Danish mod uret
  • mod uretin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Dutch tegen de klok in, in tegenwijzerzin
  • tegen de klok inin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • in tegenwijzerzinin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • linksomin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • linksomin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Esperanto maldekstruma, livuma
  • maldekstrumain the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • livumain the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • maldekstrumein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • livumein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • kontraŭhorloĝdirektein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Estonian vastupäeva, vastupäeva
  • vastupäevain the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • vastupäevain the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Finnish vastapäiväinen, vastapäivään
  • vastapäiväinenin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • vastapäiväänin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
French dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montre, dans le sens antihoraire
  • dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montrein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • dans le sens antihorairein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • antihorairein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d’une montrein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d’une montrein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • dans le sens antihorairein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
German im Gegenuhrzeigersinn, gegen den Uhrzeigersinn
  • im Gegenuhrzeigersinnin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • gegen den Uhrzeigersinnin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • im Gegenuhrzeigersinnin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • gegen den Uhrzeigersinnin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Greek αριστερόστροφος, αριστερόστροφα
  • αριστερόστροφος (aristeróstrofos)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • αριστερόστροφα (aristeróstrofa)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • αντίθετα με την φορά των δεικτών του ρολογιού (antítheta me tin forá ton deiktón tou rologioú)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Hebrew נגד כיוון השעון, נגד כיוון השעון
  • נגד כיוון השעון (néged kivún hasha'ón)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • נגד כיוון השעון (néged kivún hasha'ón)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Hindi वामावर्त, वामावर्त
  • वामावर्त (vāmāvart)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • वामावर्त (vāmāvart)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Hungarian az óramutató járásával ellenkező, az óramutató járásával ellenkezően
  • az óramutató járásával ellenkezőin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • az óramutató járásával ellenkezőenin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Irish tuathal, tuathalach
  • tuathalin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • tuathalachin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Italian antiorario, in senso antorario
  • antiorarioin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • in senso antorarioin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • in senso antiorarioin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Japanese 反時計回り, 左巻き
  • 反時計回り (hantokeimawari)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • 左巻き (hidarimaki)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • 左回り (hidarimawari)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Korean 반시계 방향
  • 반시계 방향 (bansigye banghyang)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Malay lawan arah jam
  • lawan arah jamin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Norwegian Bokmål moturs, mot klokka
  • motursin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • mot klokkain the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • mot klokkenin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • motsolsin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • motursin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • mot klokkain the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • mot klokkenin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • motsolsin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Polish przeciwny do ruchu wskazówek zegara, lewoskrętny
  • przeciwny do ruchu wskazówek zegarain the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • lewoskrętnyin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • przeciwnie do ruchu wskazówek zegarain the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • lewoskrętniein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Portuguese anti-horário, no sentido anti-horário
  • anti-horárioin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • no sentido anti-horárioin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • no sentido contrário aos ponteiros do relógioin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Romanian în sens antiorar, în sens antiorar
  • în sens antiorarin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • în sens antiorarin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Russian про́тив часово́й стре́лки, про́тив часово́й стре́лки
  • про́тив часово́й стре́лки (prótiv časovój strélki)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • про́тив часово́й стре́лки (prótiv časovój strélki)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Scottish Gaelic tuathal, tuathail
  • tuathalin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • tuathailin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Spanish antihorario, contrario al/“a/de las agujas/manecillas del” reloj
  • antihorarioin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • contrario al/“a/de las agujas/manecillas del” relojin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • antihorariamentein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • levógiramentein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Swedish motsols, moturs
  • motsolsin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • motursin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • motursin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • motsolsin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Tagalog balitaknaan
  • balitaknaanin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Tamil இடஞ்சுழி
  • இடஞ்சுழி (iṭañcuḻi)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Thai ทวนเข็มนาฬิกา
  • ทวนเข็มนาฬิกาin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Turkish saat yönünün tersinde, saat yönünün tersinde
  • saat yönünün tersindein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • saat yönünün tersindein the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Ukrainian проти годинникової стрілки
  • проти годинникової стрілки (proty hodynnykovoji strilky)in the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Vietnamese ngược chiều kim đồng hồ, theo chiều ngược kim đồng hồ
  • ngược chiều kim đồng hồin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • theo chiều ngược kim đồng hồin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Welsh gwrthglocwedd, yn wrthglocwedd
  • gwrthglocweddin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • yn wrthglocweddin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • yn groes i'r clocin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
  • o chwithin the opposite direction to the hands of an analogue clock
Cite this entry
APA

anticlockwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticlockwise

MLA

“anticlockwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticlockwise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anticlockwise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anticlockwise.

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