contraspective
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Definition of contraspective
1 sense · 1 part of speech
adj
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Having two contradictory aspects, as in a paradox or oxymoron.
“Insofar as Intuitions 1 and 3 capture the essence of idealism and realism, respectively, those doctrines are contraspective.”
“If this does not pass, he thinks, he will take himself to the doctor, or her to the veterinary – one of them will discover the truth, the contraspective madness.”
“Kalapalo also use two other forms with contraspective semantics. With these, the speaker references something that is observed or stated but that the mind of the speaker wishes were otherwise; the speaker seemingly knows (or pretends to know) that there is little if any possibility of that happening.”
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Words you can make from contraspective
200+ playable · top: CONTRACEPTIVES (23 pts)
Best play contraceptives 23 points13-letter words
1 word12-letter words
2 words11-letter words
3 words10-letter words
34 words- CONCEPTIVE 19 pts
- CONCEIVERS 17 pts
- PROTECTIVE 17 pts
- RECONVICTS 17 pts
- CATOPTRICS 16 pts
- PRECONTACT 16 pts
- CONSTATIVE 15 pts
- CONVERSATE 15 pts
- EVAPORITES 15 pts
- OPERATIVES 15 pts
- OVERPAINTS 15 pts
- PROTENSIVE 15 pts
- VENTRICOSE 15 pts
- ACCRETIONS 14 pts
- ANORECTICS 14 pts
- CONCERTISE 14 pts
- CONCRETISE 14 pts
- CONCRETIST 14 pts
- CONSECRATE 14 pts
- CONSTIPATE 14 pts
- CONTACTEES 14 pts
- CORNETCIES 14 pts
- CREPITATES 14 pts
- INTERCEPTS 14 pts
- INTERSPACE 14 pts
- INTROSPECT 14 pts
- RECEPTIONS 14 pts
- RECONTACTS 14 pts
- STEREOPTIC 14 pts
- CARNOTITES 12 pts
- CERTAINEST 12 pts
- INTERCASTE 12 pts
- PROTEINASE 12 pts
- ORIENTATES 10 pts
9-letter words
149 words- ACCEPTIVE 18 pts
- ACCRETIVE 16 pts
- CONCEIVER 16 pts
- CONCEIVES 16 pts
- OVERSPICE 16 pts
- PRECATIVE 16 pts
- PROACTIVE 16 pts
- PROVINCES 16 pts
- RECONVICT 16 pts
- VACCINEES 16 pts
- ACCEPTERS 15 pts
- ACCEPTORS 15 pts
- CATOPTRIC 15 pts
- CECROPIAS 15 pts
- CONSCRIPT 15 pts
- COPASETIC 15 pts
- COPESETIC 15 pts
- COPRINCES 15 pts
- PECCARIES 15 pts
- PRACTICES 15 pts
- PRECINCTS 15 pts
- REACCEPTS 15 pts
- CONTRIVES 14 pts
- CORVETTES 14 pts
- COVERSINE 14 pts
- COVERTEST 14 pts
- CRAVENEST 14 pts
- CREATIVES 14 pts
- EVAPORITE 14 pts
- EVECTIONS 14 pts
- INVOCATES 14 pts
- NAVICERTS 14 pts
- OPERATIVE 14 pts
- OPTATIVES 14 pts
- OVERPAINT 14 pts
- OVERSPENT 14 pts
- PERVASION 14 pts
- PORTATIVE 14 pts
- POVERTIES 14 pts
- PRIVATEST 14 pts
- VAPORETTI 14 pts
- VECTORISE 14 pts
- VERONICAS 14 pts
- VIRESCENT 14 pts
- ACCENTORS 13 pts
- ACCRETION 13 pts
- ANORECTIC 13 pts
- ARCCOSINE 13 pts
- CAPONIERS 13 pts
- CICERONES 13 pts
- COCINERAS 13 pts
- COCREATES 13 pts
- CONCRETES 13 pts
- CONEPATES 13 pts
- CONSTRICT 13 pts
- CONTACTEE 13 pts
- CONTRACTS 13 pts
- COPARENTS 13 pts
- COPRESENT 13 pts
- CORTICATE 13 pts
- CREPITANT 13 pts
- CREPITATE 13 pts
- CROCEINES 13 pts
- EPICENTRA 13 pts
- INCEPTORS 13 pts
- INSPECTOR 13 pts
- INTERCEPT 13 pts
- NARCOTICS 13 pts
- OPERATICS 13 pts
- OSCITANCE 13 pts
- PATENCIES 13 pts
- PATIENCES 13 pts
- PECTINATE 13 pts
- PITTANCES 13 pts
- PORTANCES 13 pts
- POTENCIES 13 pts
- PRECONISE 13 pts
- PREENACTS 13 pts
- PRENTICES 13 pts
- PRESCIENT 13 pts
- PROCAINES 13 pts
- PROSCENIA 13 pts
- PROSTATIC 13 pts
- REACCENTS 13 pts
- RECEPTION 13 pts
- RECONTACT 13 pts
- REINSPECT 13 pts
- SPECTATOR 13 pts
- TECTONICS 13 pts
- TECTRICES 13 pts
- ANTEVERTS 12 pts
- ESTIVATOR 12 pts
- INVERTASE 12 pts
- OVERSTATE 12 pts
- RENOVATES 12 pts
- TEVATRONS 12 pts
- VERITATES 12 pts
- ACTIONERS 11 pts
- ANORETICS 11 pts
- APERIENTS 11 pts
- ATROPINES 11 pts
- CARNOTITE 11 pts
- CAROTENES 11 pts
- CATTERIES 11 pts
- CENTIARES 11 pts
- CISTERNAE 11 pts
- CONTESTER 11 pts
- CORNETIST 11 pts
- CREATINES 11 pts
- CREATIONS 11 pts
- ENTREPOTS 11 pts
- ENTROPIES 11 pts
- EPISTERNA 11 pts
- ERECTIONS 11 pts
- ESOTERICA 11 pts
- INTERACTS 11 pts
- INTERPOSE 11 pts
- INTERSECT 11 pts
- ITERANCES 11 pts
- NARCOTISE 11 pts
- NECROTISE 11 pts
- NECTARIES 11 pts
- NEOTERICS 11 pts
- OPERETTAS 11 pts
- PATENTORS 11 pts
- PATIENTER 11 pts
- PATRONISE 11 pts
- PERIOSTEA 11 pts
- PERITONEA 11 pts
- PERSONATE 11 pts
- PINSETTER 11 pts
- PISTAREEN 11 pts
- POETASTER 11 pts
- POTTERIES 11 pts
- PROTISTAN 11 pts
- REACTIONS 11 pts
- RESECTION 11 pts
- SECRETION 11 pts
- SEPTATION 11 pts
- SPARTEINE 11 pts
- TACONITES 11 pts
- TRACTIONS 11 pts
- TRECENTOS 11 pts
- TRIPTANES 11 pts
- ORIENTATE 9 pts
- REINSTATE 9 pts
- RESTATION 9 pts
- STATIONER 9 pts
- TENORITES 9 pts
8-letter words
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