contrariness

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noun

The state of being contrary.

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perversityperversenesscrankinesscrotchetinessgrumpiness
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Meanings

nouncontrariness (countable and uncountable, plural contrarinesses)

plural contrarinesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being contrary.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundeliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline

Similar
perversityperverseness
Broader
unrulinessfractiousnesswillfulness

nouna fussy and eccentric disposition

Similar
crankinesscrotchetinessgrumpiness
Broader
ill nature
Also see
crankinesscrotchetinessgrumpinessoppugnanceperversenessperversity

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From contrary + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

contrariness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrariness

MLA

“contrariness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrariness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contrariness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contrariness.

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