contrary

1. Adverse; unfavorable: a contrary wind.

2. Given to recalcitrant behavior; willful or perverse.

3. Music Moving in the opposite direction at a fixed interval: playing scales in contrary motion.

4. Opposed, as in character or purpose: contrary opinions; acts that are contrary to our code of ethics.

5. Opposite in direction or position: Our boat took a course contrary to theirs. See Synonyms at opposite.

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1. In an opposite direction or manner; counter: The judge ruled contrary to all precedent in the case.

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1. By contraries Obsolete In opposition to what is expected.

2. To the contrary To the opposite effect from what has been stated or what is expected: Despite what you say to the contary, this contract is fair.

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1. Either of two opposing or contrary things: "Truth is perhaps . . . a dynamic compound of opposites, savage contraries for a moment conjoined” ( A. Bartlett Giamatti).

2. Logic A proposition related to another in such a way that if the latter is true, the former must be false, but if the latter is false, the former is not necessarily true.

3. Something that is opposite or contrary.

4. A fact or condition with another .

5. One of a pair of opposites.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
contrary	13	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
an	2
ar	2
at	2
ay	5
na	2
no	2
on	2
or	2
oy	5
ta	2
to	2
ya	5
yo	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
act	5
ant	3
any	6
arc	5
art	3
can	5
car	5
cat	5
cay	8
con	5
cor	5
cot	5
coy	8
cry	8
nay	6
nor	3
not	3
oar	3
oat	3
oca	5
ora	3
orc	5
ort	3
ran	3
rat	3
ray	6
roc	5
rot	3
rya	6
tan	3
tao	3
tar	3
ton	3
tor	3
toy	6
try	6
yar	6
yon	6
aro	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acro	6
arco	6
arty	7
cant	6
carn	6
carr	6
cart	6
coat	6
cony	9
corn	6
cory	9
cyan	9
narc	6
nary	7
nota	4
oaty	7
orca	6
orra	4
racy	9
rant	4
rato	4
roan	4
roar	4
rota	4
ryot	7
taco	6
tarn	4
taro	4
tony	7
tora	4
torc	6
torn	4
torr	4
tory	7
tray	7
troy	7
tyro	7
yarn	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
acorn	7
actor	7
atony	8
canto	7
canty	10
carny	10
carry	10
corny	10
cotan	7
crony	10
cyano	10
cyton	10
narco	7
octan	7
oracy	10
racon	7
rayon	8
taroc	7
tarry	8
trona	5

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aroynt	9
cantor	8
carrot	8
carton	8
contra	8
craton	8
crayon	11
notary	9
rancor	8
rotary	9
trocar	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
carroty	12
carryon	12

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
contrary	13