All contraries synonyms

noun contraries

• turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• switch — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
• verso — a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
• turning — a movement of partial or total rotation: a slight turn of the handle.
• retroversion — a looking or turning back.
• volte-face — a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy.
• antipodes — People sometimes refer to Australia and New Zealand as the Antipodes.
• scrappiness — made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
• contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
• belligerent — A belligerent person is hostile and aggressive.
• combative — A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
• flip side — the reverse and usually less popular side of a phonograph record.
• antipole — the opposite pole
• forget it — certainly not
• gainsaying — to deny, dispute, or contradict.
• negatory — marked by negation; denying; negative.
• vice versa — the other way around
• antilogy — a contradiction in terms
• turn around — move to face away
• combative — A person who is combative is aggressive and eager to fight or argue.
• contentious — A contentious issue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments.
• controversial — If you describe something or someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intense public argument, disagreement, or disapproval.
• disputatious — fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.
• disputatious — fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious: disputatious litigants.
• factious — given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
• litigious — of or relating to litigation.
• opinionated — obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.
• pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
• quarrelsome — inclined to quarrel; argumentative; contentious.
• salty — tasting of or containing salt; saline.
• scrappy — fond of fighting, arguing, or competing.
• touchy — apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
• fire-eater — an entertainer who pretends to eat fire.
• spiky — having a spike or spikes.