contrary
ADJECTIVENOUN
/kɑntrɛri/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
contrary is a valid 8-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1N1T1R1A1R1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING
What does contrary mean?
ADJECTIVE · 4 SENSES
1
In an opposing direction.
“a contrary wind”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Resistant to guidance or discipline.
“Mary Mary quite contrary”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
RELATED
3
Of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false.
“`hot' and `cold' are contrary terms”
SIMILAR
4
Very opposed in nature or character or purpose.
“acts contrary to our code of ethics”
“the facts point to a contrary conclusion”
SIMILAR
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
A relation of direct opposition.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
A logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false.
BROADER
3
Exact opposition.
“public opinion to the contrary he is not guilty”
BROADER