Contra
Contra preposition - Opposed to; not for.
Usage example: a roundup of editorials pro and contra the proposed constitutional amendment
Contrary to and contra are semantically related in opposite to topic. In some cases you can use "Contrary to" instead a preposition "Contra".
Contrary to
Contra and contrary to are semantically related in opposite to topic. You can use "Contra" instead a preposition phrase "Contrary to".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- contrary and contra
- contrary and contrary to
- con and contra
- con and contrary to
- against and contra
- against and contrary to
- opposed to and contra
- opposed to and contrary to
- counter and contra
- counter and contrary to
- opposing and contra
- opposing and contrary to
- facing and contra
- facing and contrary to
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