counterintuitive
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Quantum mechanics is famous for its strange and often counterintuitive ideas.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
Picking winning and losing sectors was counterintuitive, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The consequence, which strikes some as counterintuitive, is that a stock with a higher absolute yield may nevertheless be considered a worse bet than another with a lower absolute yield.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
The idea that meaningful and attentive engagement could come from averting your gaze may seem counterintuitive, but it translates to other basic forms of human interaction.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
He did what was counterintuitive but smart—what was manifestly hard to do but he knew was the right thing to do.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing counterintuitive
Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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"Marita's Bargain," Vocabulary from the essay
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