Reverse Dictionary: CONTRARY

CONTRARIETY, CONTRARILY, CONTRARINESS, CONTRARIWISE, CONTRARY

ADJECTIVES
1325 ► opposite, contrary, adverse → TURNED → obs.
1513 ► contrary, opposing, resisting, hostile, repugnant → OPPUGNANT 
1579 ► contrary, standing over against, opposite → OBVERSANT → obs.
1580 ► contrary, froward, stubborn, cross, unsociable → HAGGARD → obs.
1582 ► contrary, perverse, crooked, awkward → KIM-KAM → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1647 ► contrary, antagonistic, adverse, opposed → OPPONENT 
1647 ► given to opposition, contrarious; intractable; perverse, refractory → CROSS-GRAINED
1731 ► that is contrary or adverse to → ADVERSABLE → obs.
1846 ► contrary, perverse, capricious, crotchety → MAGGOTTY → Sc.
1852 ► contrary, cross, obstinate, morose, ill-tempered, unruly, self-willed → THIRTOVER→  THURTIFER → THURTOVER → THWARTOVER → Eng. dial.
1858 ► contrary, cantankerous; obstinate or stubborn, esp. to the point of causing annoyance or frustration → CUSSED 
1866 ► contrary, perverse, capricious, crotchety → MAGGATIVOUS → Sc.
1866 ► contrary, perverse, capricious, crotchety → MAGGOTIVE → Sc.
1887 ► contrary, perverse, wilful → CONTRARISOME → Amer. dial.
1891 ► contrary, stubborn → CONTRARIWISE → Amer. dial.
1894 ► contrary, cross, ill-tempered; pert, saucy → THWART → TWORT → Eng. dial.
1897 ► contrary, perverse; subject to fits → VACENTRARY → VASSENTARY → Eng. dial.
1898 ► contrary, disobedient → ARSY-VERSY → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► contrary, disagreeable → UDDERWAYS → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1924 ► contrary, perverse, wilful → CONTRARIOUS → Amer. dial.
1930 ► contrary, disagreeable → KICKY → Amer. dial.
1935 ► contrary, perverse; uncooperative, stubborn; cantankerous → BLOODY-MINDED 
1960 ► contrary, impossible → BENEEK → S. Afr.
1960 ► contrary, irritating → WRONG → African-American & college sl.


ADVERBS
1225 ► in a different or diverse way, contrarily → FROMWARD → obs.
1512 ► contrariwise, vice versa → ECONTRARY → obs. rare
1549 ► on the contrary, on the other hand, besides, also, furthermore → IN OPPOSITE → obs.
1603 ► in a contrary, wayward, or perverse → KIM-KAM → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1898 ► contrary, disobedient → ARSY-FARCY → Eng. dial. (Bk.)


NOUNS
1382 ► the state of being contrary or opposed; opposition, contrariety → ADVERSITY → obs.
1489 ► contrariness of nature; perversity → ADVERSITY → obs.
1596 ► that which is contrary or opposite; that which contrasts or counterbalances → OPPOSITION → obs.
1606 ► contrariety, opposition, antagonism, conflict → OPPUGNANCY 
1890 ► contrariness, perverseness, obstinacy → THRAWNNESS → Sc.
1898 ► contrariness → CRISS-CROSSEDNESS → Amer. dial.


NOUNS, PERSON
1911 ► a contrary or unreasonable person → SNIVY → Amer. dial.
1968 ► a contrary or surly person → DOG IN THE MANGER → Amer. dial.


PREPOSITIONS
1000 ► contrary to, in opposition or hostility to → TO-GAINS → obs.
1000 ► contrary to, in opposition or hostility to → TO-GAINST → obs.


VERBS
1605 ► to be contrary or repugnant to; said of a thing → OPPOSE → obs.
1905 ► to go contrary to; to thwart → QUART → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1930 ► to take two contrary positions at once → WORK BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET → US political usage