Contrary and Locked

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Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.

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

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Contrary and locked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective "Locked".

Nearby Words: lock, locker, locking, lockage

Contrary to what is portrayed in the film, Third Class passengers were not locked below decks as a matter of policy, although some survivors reported being prevented from leaving steerage.

Source: Film / Titanic (1997)
In the third Metal Gear Solid, knocking on the door is also the solution, contrary to anything your support team suggests, to getting through a random locked door in the enemy base.

Source: Speak Friend and Enter
If criminal investigators encounter a Locked Room Mystery in real life, the usual default assumption (barring physical evidence to the contrary) is that the victim locked themselves in the room before succumbing to a Time-Delayed Death.

Source: Locked Room Mystery

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Locked and Contrary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/locked

Contrary & Locked. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/locked>.

Locked or Contrary. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/locked.

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