contrarily
In stubborn opposition
Contrarily means in an opposite or contrary manner.
Someone who acts contrarily does the reverse of what's expected or requested: She contrarily insisted on walking when everyone else took the bus.
The word can also mean perversely or obstinately, suggesting willful opposition: He contrarily refused to admit he was wrong, despite the evidence.
In opposite manner
- inverselyIn opposite proportion
- counterFlat service surface
- oppositeReverse or contrary thing
- reverseTurn to opposite
antithetically · oppositely · diametrically · adversely · counterpoint · flipside · converse · polar
With inflexible determination
- obstinatelyIn an unyielding manner
- rebelliouslyIn a disobedient manner
- defiantlyIn open resistance
- perverselyIn a contrary manner
willfully · waywardly · recalcitrantly · intractably · headstrongly · mulishly · pigheadedly · cantankerously
In argumentative fashion
- dissentinglyIn a disagreeing manner
- argumentativelyIn a quarrelsome manner
- contradictorilyIn self-opposing fashion
- objectionablyIn a displeasing manner
protestingly · discordantly · antagonistically · combatively · quarrelsomely
In unanticipated manner
- paradoxicallyContradicting apparent logic
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
- counterintuitivelyAgainst natural expectation
- anomalouslyIn an atypical manner
oddly · perplexingly · incongruously · peculiarly · bafflingly · bewilderingly · puzzlingly · strangely
conversely
In opposite manner
reverse · antithetically · oppositely · diametrically · adversely · counterpoint · flipside · converse · polar · reciprocally
stubbornly
With inflexible determination
- obstinatelyIn an unyielding manner
- rebelliouslyIn a disobedient manner
- defiantlyIn open resistance
perversely · willfully · waywardly · recalcitrantly · intractably · headstrongly · mulishly · pigheadedly · cantankerously · uncooperatively
contentiously
In argumentative fashion
- dissentinglyIn a disagreeing manner
- argumentativelyIn a quarrelsome manner
- contradictorilyIn self-opposing fashion
objectionably · protestingly · discordantly · antagonistically · combatively · quarrelsomely
surprisingly
In unanticipated manner
- paradoxicallyContradicting apparent logic
- unpredictablyWithout foreseeable pattern
- counterintuitivelyAgainst natural expectation
anomalously · oddly · perplexingly · incongruously · peculiarly · bafflingly · bewilderingly · puzzlingly · strangely · curiously
- transitionstransition, blending, segue, fade, changeover
contrarilyagreeably
In pleasing fashion
compliantly · obediently · cooperatively · amenably · accommodatingly
contrarilyindeed
Word affirming emphasis
truly · verily · similarly · likewise · correspondingly
contrarilycompatibly
In harmonious accord
consistently · congruently · harmoniously · mutually · correspondingly
contrarian, contrariety, contrariness, contrariwise, contrarianism