Alien and Contrary

Alien

Alien adjective - Being, relating to, or characteristic of a country other than one's own.

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Contrary and alien are semantically related. in foreign topic. In some cases you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Alien".

Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.

Usage example: the other jurors seemed sure the defendant was guilty, but I came to the contrary conclusion

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Alien and contrary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alien" instead an adjective "Contrary".

little alien

little contrary

The fact that "alien" can also mean someone who isn't of one's country doesn't help (this is in the case of Dib's father who simply believes Zim is just from a different country, contrary to outer space).

Source: Not-So-Imaginary Friend
If the controlling alien gives the target an order contrary to their personal beliefs (such as betraying their cause or harming a loved one) the target gets a second chance to resist the control.

Source: Intrinsic Vow
A contrary-to-popular-expectations aversion: Neon Genesis Evangelion, despite actually having massive themes to talk about, focused its very occasional narration on either what's going on right now, the big alien that shows up next episode, or the Fanservice.

Source: Fauxlosophic Narration

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