Contrary
Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.
Opposed to and contrary are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Opposed to" with "Contrary", this terms are similar.
Opposed to
Contrary and opposed to are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Contrary" with "Opposed to", this terms are similar.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- repugnant and contrary
- repugnant and opposed to
- hostile and contrary
- hostile and opposed to
- antagonistic and contrary
- antagonistic and opposed to
- incompatible and contrary
- incompatible and opposed to
- inconsistent and contrary
- inconsistent and opposed to
- antipathetic and contrary
- antipathetic and opposed to
- opposed and contrary
- opposed and opposed to
Both terms in one sentence
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Mechanical Horse: Silver Cyborg and Rusty Cyborg unicorns, contrary to the name, look like full-on robots as opposed to mere cyborgs.
Source: Video Game / Valley Of Unicorns -
She realizes this even more in Restoration when, after Calhoun is presumed dead, she's given her own command, staffs it with the most exemplary crew (as opposed to Calhoun's off-kilter bunch), and finds herself being contrary to her first officer and missing the old crew.
Source: Commander Contrarian -
Freaky Thursday: after reading both stories, one may think in Owen as somebody who always gets eliminated early into the game (as opposed to canon), and think in Ezekiel as a great player who always manages to get really far in the show (again, contrary to canon).
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