Contrary and Forced

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Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.

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

Forced adjective - Forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law.

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Contrary and forced are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Forced".

Nearby Words: force, forceful, forcible, forcefully, forcibly

Contrary to popular belief, it didn't introduce forced shape-shifting under the full moon, which instead first showed up in the sequel, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man.

Source: Film / The Wolf Man (1941)
Also, contrary to how most people remember it, the forced and bloody relocation of the Cherokee to reservations west of the Mississippi River (an event known as the "Trail of Tears" ) did not happen under Jackson's presidency, but Van Buren's.

Source: Useful Notes / Martin Van Buren
Since the Good Karma choice proved the lesser of two evils and being forced to kill Zeke proved such a Player Punch, the game brought this so hard that players ended up preferring the Good ending over the evil one, contrary to the developers expectations.

Source: Video Game / inFAMOUS 2

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