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- [kon-truh]
- /ˈkɒn trə/
- /ˈkɒn.trə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-truh]
- /ˈkɒn trə/
Definitions of contra word
- preposition contra against 3
- noun contra a member of any of the groups which sought to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua 3
- preposition contra against; in opposition or contrast to: Consider the problems of the teenager contra those of the adult. 1
- adverb contra contrariwise; on or to the contrary. 1
- noun plural contra (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua. 1
- noun contra A member of a guerrilla force in Nicaragua that opposed the left-wing Sandinista government 1979–90, and was supported by the US for much of that time. It was officially disbanded in 1990, after the Sandinistas' electoral defeat. 1
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Origin of contra
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin contrā
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Contra
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
contra popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
contra usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for contra
prep contra
- across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
- adjacent — If one thing is adjacent to another, the two things are next to each other.
- con — Con is the written abbreviation for constable, when it is part of a policeman's title.
- facing — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- opposing — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
noun contra
- inverse — reversed in position, order, direction, or tendency.
- reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- converse — If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
- contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- antipode — the exact or direct opposite
adv contra
- again — You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
- reversed — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- upside down — with the upper part undermost.
- backwards — If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.
- contrarily — in a perverse or obstinate manner
Antonyms for contra
noun contra
- similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
- likeness — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
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