Contrariety (Noncoincidence)
Nouns
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contrariety, contrast, foil, antithesis, oppositeness
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contradiction
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antagonism etc. (opposition) Opposition
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clashing, repugnance. inversion etc. Inversion
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the opposite, the reverse, the inverse, the converse, the antipodes, the antithesis, the other extreme.
Verbs
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be contrary etc. adj.
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contrast with, oppose
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reverse, turn the tables
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turn topsy-turvy, turn end for end, turn upside down, turn inside out. contradict, contravene
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antagonize etc. Opposition.
Adjectives
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contrary, contrarious, contrariant
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opposite, counter, dead against
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converse, reverse
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opposed, antithetical, contrasted, antipodean, antagonistic, opposing
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conflicting, inconsistent, contradictory, at cross purposes
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negative
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diametrically opposite
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diametrically opposed
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as opposite as black and white, as opposite as light and darkness, as opposite as fire and water, as opposite as the poles
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as different as night and day
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Hyperion to a satyr" [Hamlet]
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quite the contrary, quite the reverse
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no such thing, just the other way
Adverbs
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contrarily etc. adj.
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contra, contrariwise, per contra, on the contrary, nay rather
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vice versa
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on the other hand etc. (in compensation) Compensation.
Phrases
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all concord's born of contraries" [B. Jonson]. Thesis, antithesis, synthesis [Marx].