Meanings
comparative more contrarily · superlative most contrarily
- 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, →DOI1 more example
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.
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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
Cite this entry
contrarily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrarily
“contrarily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrarily. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrarily,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrarily.
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