perversely
Stubbornly the opposite
Perversely means in a way that's contrary to what's expected or reasonable, often with a stubborn quality.
Someone who perversely enjoys bad weather takes pleasure in what most find unpleasant.
The word can suggest willful contrariness: Perversely, she refused the promotion she'd worked years to earn.
It sometimes carries a hint of self-sabotage or irrationality.
In an unyielding manner
- contrarilyIn obstinate opposition
- stubbornlyWith inflexible determination
- willfullyDone on purpose
- defiantlyIn open resistance
oppositely · recalcitrantly · waywardly · pigheadedly · mulishly · intractably · headstrongly · uncooperatively
Acting obstinately despite being mistaken
- unreasonablyBeyond logical limits
- illogicallyContrary to valid reasoning
- counterintuitivelyAgainst natural expectation
- paradoxicallyContradicting apparent logic
inexplicably · senselessly · absurdly · nonsensically · bafflingly · confoundingly · counterproductively · maddeningly
In a venal manner
- depravedlyIn debased fashion
- immorallyWithout moral principles
- sinfullyIn immoral manner
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
maliciously · evilly · degenerately · dissolutely · villainously · nefariously · diabolically · fiendishly
obstinately
In an unyielding manner
- contrarilyIn obstinate opposition
- stubbornlyWith inflexible determination
- willfullyDone on purpose
defiantly · oppositely · recalcitrantly · waywardly · pigheadedly · mulishly · intractably · headstrongly · uncooperatively · resistantly
wrongheadedly
Acting obstinately despite being mistaken
- unreasonablyBeyond logical limits
- illogicallyContrary to valid reasoning
- counterintuitivelyAgainst natural expectation
paradoxically · inexplicably · senselessly · absurdly · nonsensically · bafflingly · confoundingly · counterproductively · maddeningly · frustratingly
corruptly
In a venal manner
- depravedlyIn debased fashion
- immorallyWithout moral principles
- sinfullyIn immoral manner
viciously · maliciously · evilly · degenerately · dissolutely · villainously · nefariously · diabolically · fiendishly · sadistically
perverselycooperatively
Acting in partnership
agreeably · compliantly · obediently · amenably · yieldingly
perverselyreasonably
To a sensible degree
sensibly · rationally · logically · prudently · wisely
perverselyrighteously
With moral correctness
virtuously · properly · uprightly · innocently · wholesomely
- perverse incentiveMotivation causing unintended harm