runs counter
Contradicts the norm
Runs counter means to go against or contradict something: His actions run counter to his stated beliefs.
The phrase describes opposition between things—policies that run counter to public interest, evidence that runs counter to a theory.
Counter here preserves its old sense of moving in the opposite direction.
- beliesContradicts by appearance
- contradictDispute a statement
- counteractNullify by opposing force
- opposeAct against something
- disagreeHold a contrary opinion
clash · mismatch · incongruous · out of step · conflicts · diverge · variance · collides · aberration · anomaly · inconsistency · dissent · antithesis · at odds · deviation · opposition · defiance · departure
agreement/alignment
runs counteragrees with
Shares another's position
supports · reinforces · matches · complements · bolsters
runs, running, runner, runners, runny, overrun, counter, counters, countered