Contrary
Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.
Nothing like and contrary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nothing like" instead an adjective "Contrary".
Nothing like
Contrary and nothing like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead an adjective phrase "Nothing like".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- incongruous and contrary
- incongruous and nothing like
- discordant and contrary
- discordant and nothing like
- hostile and contrary
- hostile and nothing like
- incompatible and contrary
- incompatible and nothing like
- clashing and contrary
- clashing and nothing like
- contradictory and contrary
- contradictory and nothing like
- inconsistent and contrary
- inconsistent and nothing like
Both terms in one sentence
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Contrary to popular belief, actual Aracuan birds look absolutely nothing like the one seen in The Three Caballeros.
Source: Call a Smeerp a "Rabbit" - The old-timers at the saloon are highly amused by Marty's flashy cowboy outfit (which, contrary to what 1955 Doc thought, looks nothing like actual cowboy clothing), but their mockery is cut off as Buford Tannen enters the saloon.
Source: Recap / Back to the Future
Cite this Source
Nothing like and Contrary. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/nothing_like
Contrary & Nothing like. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/nothing_like>.
Nothing like or Contrary. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contrary/nothing_like.
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