contrarily

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adverb

In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.

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Meanings

adverbcontrarily (comparative more contrarily, superlative most contrarily)

comparative more contrarily · superlative most contrarily

  1. In a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.

    Contrarily to epithelial-genital strains, LGV and oculotropic strains do not encode a functional cytotoxin [81, 85 ].

    2015 July 25, “Chlamydia trachomatis In Vivo to In Vitro Transition Reveals Mechanisms of Phase Variation and Down-Regulation of Virulence Factors”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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    Contrarily the iamb's weak element (= the iamb's Senkung) mostly is free in being either 1 or 2 m.u. long, which longnesses may be effected by *v* (1 m.u.), *vv* (2 m.u.), or *-* (2 m.u.)

    2000 March 9, Dr. Axel Bergmann, “Re: Aquilius (?), Latin metre”, in humantities.classics (Usenet)

    Synonyms: arse about face, backwards, contra, contrariwise, contrastedly, counter, gainwise, in contrast

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a contrary manner; in opposite ways or directions.

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a contrary disobedient manner

adverbcontrary to expectations

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Catalan contràriament
  • contràriamentin a contrary manner
Dutch daarentegen
  • daarentegenin a contrary manner
Esperanto kontraŭe
  • kontraŭein a contrary manner
French au contraire, contrairement (à)
  • au contrairein a contrary manner
  • contrairement (à)in a contrary manner
German dagegen
  • dagegenin a contrary manner
Polish przeciwnie
  • przeciwniein a contrary manner
Portuguese contrariamente
  • contrariamentein a contrary manner
Romanian în mod contrar, în mod invers
  • în mod contrarin a contrary manner
  • în mod inversin a contrary manner
Spanish contrariamente
  • contrariamentein a contrary manner
Swedish på motsatt sätt, tvärtom
  • på motsatt sättin a contrary manner
  • tvärtomin a contrary manner
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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