Contra
Contra noun - A member of the guerrilla force that opposed a left-wing government in Nicaragua.
Switch
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In Contra Force, the player can switch between four characters, each with three lives.
Source: Lazy Backup -
Flash game Abobo's Big Adventure turns the NES Contra example into a Bait-and-Switch Boss, when Krang gets swallowed whole by a gigantic Kirby, who becomes the true Background Boss.
Source: Background Boss -
The Amstrad CPC version of Contra (going by its Japanese name Gryzor) had this with its ending: you charge into the lair of Red Falcon, blow the crap out of everything... then you're told that the boss's heart had a Dead Man Switch that caused the planet to be destroyed.
Source: Gainax Ending
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Switch and Contra. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contra/switch
Contra & Switch. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contra/switch>.
Switch or Contra. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contra/switch.
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