Contrary and Probative

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Contrary adjective - Being as different as possible.

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Probative is an antonym for contrary.

Probative adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.

Usage example: no dearth of probative evidence for the theory of evolution

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Contrary is an antonym for probative.

Nearby Words: probable, probation, probate, probated, probating

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