contrarian
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The former Conservative cabinet member doesn’t really seem sorry—he relishes being a contrarian and built a reputation as the member of Parliament representing the 18th century.
The event, advertised as “a conference for thoughtcrime,” had speakers discuss their most contrarian ideas, from time travel and aliens to immortality.
It’s hard to buy when panic reigns, but as a natural contrarian this is something I should get right.
Poet Laureate, are “deft” and “counterintuitive, but never contrarian.”
For investors who like to take a contrarian bent, asset manager T. Rowe Price has 15 analysts covering it, and none of them rate shares Buy.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
