All contrariwise synonyms
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C c adv contrariwise
- opposite β situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- against β If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
- versus β against (used especially to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest): Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy.
- contrarily β in a perverse or obstinate manner
- conversely β You say conversely to indicate that the situation you are about to describe is the opposite or reverse of the one you have just described.
- in defiance of β a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
- about-face β An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
- again β You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
- contrary β Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- reversed β opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
- upside down β with the upper part undermost.
- backwards β If you move or look backwards, you move or look in the direction that your back is facing.
- contra β against
- inversely β in an inverse manner.
- mutatis mutandis β the necessary changes having been made.
- on the contrary β opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- oppositely β situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
adj contrariwise
- crossways β crosswise.
- converse β If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
- inverted β to turn upside down.
- turned β to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- angular β Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- athwart β transversely; from one side to another
- awry β If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- crisscross β to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
- cross β If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place.
- crossing β A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- diagonally β Mathematics. connecting two nonadjacent angles or vertices of a polygon or polyhedron, as a straight line. extending from one edge of a solid figure to an opposite edge, as a plane.
- over β above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- perpendicular β vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- sideways β with a side foremost.
- thwart β to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- transverse β lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- traverse β to pass or move over, along, or through.
- transversal β transverse.
- aslant β at a slant
- horizontally β at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- longways β longwise.
- transversely β lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- vertically β being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- mullioned β a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- backward β A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- inside out β on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- regressive β regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.
adverb contrariwise
- reverse β opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
adjective contrariwise
- across β If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.