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Contrarily

🔄 Synonyms of "Contrarily"

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WordDefinition
contrariwise(literary) on the other hand
perverselyIn a perverse manner.
on the contrarycontrary to expectations
to the contrarycontrary to expectations

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Contrarily"

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WordDefinition
contrariwise(literary) on the other hand
perverselyIn a perverse manner.
on the contrarycontrary to expectations
to the contrarycontrary to expectations
alternatively(conjunctive) Used to link a pair of opposing possibilities.
conversely(conjunctive, loosely) From another point of view; on the other hand.
viceversa
oppositelyIn an opposite manner.
contrariantly(obsolete) In a contrary fashion; contrarily, opposingly
reverselyIn a reverse manner; in the opposite sequence or direction.
subcontrarilyIn a subcontrary manner.
oppositivelyIn an oppositive manner.
contrariously(obsolete) Contrarily; oppositely.
contradictorilyIn a contradictory manner
contrawisenounAlternative form of contrariwise. [(literary) In the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction.]
obverselycorrespondingly
antinomicallyIn an antinomic manner; in a contradictory manner.
contradictinglyIn a contradicting manner
contradistinctlyIn a contradistinct manner.
contrastinglyIn a contrasting manner; by way of contrast.

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