Anti
Anti preposition - Opposed to; not for.
Usage example: if you ask me, she's anti anything that sounds like the least bit of fun
Contrary to and anti are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contrary to" instead a preposition "Anti".
Contrary to
Anti and contrary to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Anti" instead a preposition phrase "Contrary to".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- alien and anti
- alien and contrary to
- repugnant and anti
- repugnant and contrary to
- contrary and anti
- contrary and contrary to
- hostile and anti
- hostile and contrary to
- incompatible and anti
- incompatible and contrary to
- inconsistent and anti
- inconsistent and contrary to
- con and anti
- con and contrary to
Both terms in one sentence
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Contrary to popular belief, the PIAT was not a rocket launcher, but rather an anti-tank grenade launcher whose mechanism was based on spigot mortars.
- Contrary to what the book claims, anti-matter can't be used as a source of limitless energy due to it taking more energy to create than it produces. CERN
Source: Dan Browned / Dan Brown -
Anti-Magical Faction: Centrum really hates magic, as it runs contrary to their vision of the universe running on rational, logical principles.
Source: Tabletop Game / Infinite Worlds
Cite this Source
Contrary to and Anti. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anti/contrary_to
Anti & Contrary to. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/anti/contrary_to>.
Contrary to or Anti. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/anti/contrary_to.
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