Contrary and Turning

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Contrary

Contrary noun - Something that is as different as possible from something else.
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Turning and contrary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turning" instead a noun "Contrary".
Nearby Words: contravene, contrast, contrariness, contrarian

Turning

Turning noun - A movement in a new direction.
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Contrary and turning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrary" instead a noun "Turning".
Nearby Words: turn, turned, turner, turnery

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high high contrary high turning
full full contrary full turning

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  • Contrary to the above example, this gambit is turning out surprisingly well, irresponsible though it was.
    Source: Omniscient Morality License
  • Webcomic / The Night the Magic Died Later, Nahmat chews out Celestia in a massive "The Reason You Suck" Speech for completely turning a blind eye to Gralo's threat just because one side has hard evidence to the contrary, comparing her behavior to the incidents with Nightmare Moon and Queen Chrysalis.
    Source: Webcomic / The Night the Magic Died
  • Literature / Pride and Prejudice Thus Austen encourages Lizzy's biases in the first half of the novel by simply glossing over any contrary evidence, and the turning point occurs when Lizzy is forced to confront the other side of the situation.
    Source: Literature / Pride and Prejudice
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