All run counter to synonyms
run count·er to
R r verb run counter to
- face down — Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
- discord — lack of concord or harmony between persons or things: marital discord.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- distinct — distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct.
- oppose — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- fly in the face of — to move through the air using wings.
- counterattack — If you counterattack, you attack someone who has attacked you.
- disagree — to fail to agree; differ: The conclusions disagree with the facts. The theories disagree in their basic premises.
- counterattacking — Present participle of counterattack.
- call in question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.