All contrariwise synonyms
con·trar·i·wise
C c adv contrariwise
- opposite — 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.
- on the contrary — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
- about-face — An about-face is a complete change of attitude or opinion.
- again — You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
- contrary — Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other.
- 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.
- contra — against
- inversely — in an inverse manner.
- mutatis mutandis — the necessary changes having been made.
- oppositely — 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 — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
- versus — 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 — in a perverse or obstinate manner
- conversely — 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 — a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force.
adj contrariwise
- turned — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
- inverted — to turn upside down.
- converse — If you converse with someone, you talk to them. You can also say that two people converse.
- crossways — crosswise.
- vertically — being in a position or direction perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb.
- transversely — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- mullioned — a vertical member, as of stone or wood, between the lights of a window, the panels in wainscoting, or the like.
- backward — A backward movement or look is in the direction that your back is facing. Some people use backwards for this meaning.
- inside out — on the inner side or part of; within: inside the circle; inside the envelope.
- regressive — regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.
- crossing — A crossing is a journey by boat or ship to a place on the other side of a sea, river, or lake.
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- athwart — transversely; from one side to another
- awry — If something goes awry, it does not happen in the way it was planned.
- crisscross — to move or cause to move in a crosswise pattern
- cross — 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.
- longways — longwise.
- diagonally — 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 — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- sideways — with a side foremost.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- transverse — lying or extending across or in a cross direction; cross.
- traverse — to pass or move over, along, or through.
- transversal — transverse.
- aslant — at a slant
- horizontally — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
adverb contrariwise
- reverse — opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.
adjective contrariwise
- across — If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.