counterintuitive
Example Sentences
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To question if he’s an all-time great isn’t just counterintuitive.
From Los Angeles Times
There are two key reasons for this seemingly counterintuitive result.
It’s become an umbrella for a whole set of skills, some of which might seem counterintuitive.
If approach beats avoidance, the next design principle is more counterintuitive: Make the goal small—almost embarrassingly so.
Poet Laureate, are “deft” and “counterintuitive, but never contrarian.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
