Contrary and Cross

Contrary

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

Cross and contrary are semantically related In some cases you can use "Cross" instead an adjective "Contrary".

Cross

Cross adjective - Being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera.

Contrary and cross are semantically related in opposing topic. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Cross".

How words are described

high high contrary high cross
full full contrary full cross
little little contrary little cross
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