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| Main Entry: |
contradictory
 [kon-truh-dik-tuh-ree] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic |
| Synonyms: | adverse, against, agin, anti, antipodal, antipodean, antithetic, antithetical, con, conflicting, contrary, converse, counter, counteractive, diametric, discrepant, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent, irreconcilable, negating, no go, nullifying, opposing, opposite, ornery*, paradoxical, polar, repugnant, reverse |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, confirming, consistent, reconcilable, reconciled, vouching |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | opposite, opposing |
| Synonyms: | adverse, against, antagonistic, anti, antipodal, antipodean, antithetical, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, converse, diametric, hindering, impeding, obstructive, obverse, opposed, polar, reverse |
| Antonyms: | agreeing, concurring, corresponding, corroborating, equal, same, similar |
| Main Entry: | foe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is an opponent |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, anti*, enemy, hostile party, rival |
| Antonyms: | friend |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Anti matter is, the same matter existing in different moments of time.
| Main Entry: | hostile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, mean |
| Synonyms: | adverse, alien, allergic, anti*, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bitter, catty, chill*, cold*, competitive, contentious, contrary, disapproving, dour, hateful, ill-disposed, inhospitable, inimical, malevolent, malicious, malignant, militant, nasty, opposed, opposite, oppugnant, ornery*, pugnacious, rancorous, scrappy, sour*, spiteful, surly, unfavorable, unfriendly, unkind, unpropitious, unsociable, unsympathetic, unwelcoming, viperous, virulent, vitriolic, warlike |
| Antonyms: | agreeable, friendly, gentle, kind, nice, welcoming |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | negative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bad, contradictory |
| Synonyms: | abrogating, adverse, against, annulling, antagonistic, anti, balky, colorless, con, contrary, contravening, counteractive, cynical, denying, detrimental, disallowing, disavowing, dissentient, dissenting, gainsaying, gloomy, impugning, invalidating, jaundiced, naysaying, neutralizing, nugatory, nullifying, opposing, pessimistic, privative, recusant, refusing, rejecting, removed, repugnant, resisting, resistive, unaffirmative, unenthusiastic, unfavorable, uninterested, unwilling, weak |
| Antonyms: | good, positive |
| Main Entry: | opponent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person with whom one competes |
| Synonyms: | adversary, antagonist, anti*, aspirant, assailant, bandit*, bidder, candidate, challenger, competitor, con, contestant, counteragent, dark horse, disputant, dissentient, enemy, entrant, foe, litigant, match, opposer, opposition, oppugnant, player, rival |
| Antonyms: | ally, associate, colleague, helper |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opposed/opposing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic, against |
| Synonyms: | against the grain, allergic, anti*, antipathetic, antithetical, antonymous, at cross-purposes, at odds, averse, battling, clashing, combating, conflicting, confronting, contrary, controverting, counter, crossing, defending, defensive, denying, disagreeing, disputed, disputing, dissentient, enemy, exposing, facing, gainsaying, hostile, in opposition, incompatible, inimical, irreconcilable, objecting, obstructive, opposite, protesting, repelling, restrictive, rival, up against, warring |
| Antonyms: | aiding, assisting, compatible, helping, similar |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | opposed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | antagonistic |
| Synonyms: | against, allergic, anti, antipathetic, antithetical, antonymous, at cross-purposes, at odds, averse, battling, clashing, combating, conflicting, confronting, contrary, controverting, counter, crossing, defending, defensive, denying, disagreeing, disputed, disputing, dissentient, enemy, exposing, facing, gainsaying, hostile, in opposition, incompatible, inimical, irreconcilable, objecting, obstructive, opposing, opposite, protesting, repelling, restrictive, rival, up against, warring |
| Antonyms: | in favor of |
| Main Entry: | opposing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | at variance |
| Synonyms: | adverse, antagonistic, anti, conflicting, contending, opposite, rival |
| Antonyms: | allied |
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