Contrary

Adjective

 * 1) opposed in nature
 * 2) strongly dissimilar

Adverb

 * 1) Contrarily

Noun

 * 1) The opposite.
 * 2) One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true.

Verb

 * 1)  To oppose; to frustrate.
 * 2) *1603, John Florio, trans. Michel de Montaigne, Essays, I.47:
 * The Athenians having left the enemie in their owne land, for to pass into Sicilie, had very ill successe, and were much contraried by fortune [...].
 * 1)  To impugn.
 * 2)  To contradict (someone or something).
 * 3) * 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:
 * ‘Madame,’ seyde Sir Palomydes, ‘ye may say what ye woll – I may nat contrary you – but, by my knyghthod, I knew nat my lorde Sir Trystram.’
 * 1)  To do the opposite of (someone or something).
 * 2)  To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
 * 3)  To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
 * 4)  To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.

Synonyms for Contrary
opposite, unlike, counter, adverse, dissimilar, opposed, conflicting, contradictory, antagonistic.

Antonyms for Contrary
like, similar, alike, resembling, homogeneous, correspondent, harmonious, suitable, agreeing.

Derived terms

 * contrarian
 * contrarily
 * contrariwise
 * contrary to
 * on the contrary
 * to the contrary

Related terms

 * contra
 * counter

Thesaurus
abjuratory, abnegative, adversary, adversative, adverse, adversive, alien, antagonistic, anti, antipathetic, antipodal, antipode, antipodean, antipodes, antipole, antithesis, antithetic, antithetical, antonym, antonymous, argumentative, assorted, at cross-purposes, at loggerheads, at odds, at opposite extremes, at variance, at war, awkward, back to back, bad, balancing, balky, bulky, cantankerous, choking, clashing, clumsy, compensating, competitive, con, conflicting, confounding, confronting, confutative, confuting, constrictive, contra, contradicting, contradictory, contradistinct, contrapositive, contrarily, contrarious, contrariwise, contrasted, contrasting, contrawise, contumacious, converse, conversely, counter, counteractive, counterbalance, counterbalancing, countercheck, counterpoint, counterpoise, counterpoised, counterpole, counterproductive, counterterm, countervailing, cranky, cross, cross-grained, crosswise, cumbersome, dead against, denying, departing, detrimental, deviant, deviating, deviative, different, differentiated, differing, difficult, disaccordant, disaffirming, disagreeable, disagreeing, disallowing, disavowing, disclaiming, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disharmonious, disjoined, disowning, disparate, disproportionate, dissentient, dissenting, dissident, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversified, enemy, eyeball to eyeball, face to face, foil, foul, fractious, froward, grating, hard, harmful, headstrong, heterogeneous, hindering, hindersome, hostile, hulking, hulky, immiscible, impractical, in disagreement, in opposition, in opposition to, in the way, inaccordant, inauspicious, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, inconvenient, inharmonious, inhibiting, inhibitive, inimical, inopportune, insubordinate, interrupting, interruptive, intractable, inverse, irascible, irreconcilable, jangling, jarring, just opposite, many, miserable, motley, multifarious, negative, negatory, nonconformable, nonconforming, nonconformist, noncooperative, nonobservant, nose to nose, not easy, obstinate, obstructing, obstructive, obstruent, obverse, occlusive, offset, opponent, opposed, opposing, opposite, opposite number, oppositely, oppositional, oppositive, oppugnant, ornery, out of accord, out of whack, overthwart, perverse, perversely, polar, poles apart, poles asunder, ponderous, rebellious, recalcitrant, recanting, recusant, refractory, refutative, refutatory, refuting, renunciative, renunciatory, repressive, repudiative, repugnant, restive, restrictive, reverse, revocative, revocatory, rigorous, rival, self-willed, separate, separated, setoff, several, sinister, squared off, stifling, strangling, stressful, stubborn, stuffy, sulky, sullen, suppressive, the contrary, the other side, troublesome, troublous, trying, unaccommodating, unadaptable, unadjustable, uncompliant, unconformable, unconforming, uncongenial, uncooperative, unequal, unfavorable, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhandy, unharmonious, unlike, unlucky, unmanageable, unpropitious, unruly, unsubmissive, untoward, unwieldy, variant, varied, variegated, various, varying, vice versa, vis-a-vis, wayward, widely apart, worlds apart, wretched, wrongheaded

Etymology
From contrarie:, also contraire: <  contraire: <  contrarius: < contra:.

Adjective

 * Bulgarian: обратен, противоположен
 * Finnish: ,
 * Irish:


 * Kannada:
 * Romanian: contrar,