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2. dissentient, dissenting, opposite, contrary, at odds, at variance; dissident, argumentative, disputa-tive, unreconciled; negative, obstinate, perverse.
contradistinction, n. contrast, contrariety, contraposition, antithesis; difference, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, unlikeness, opposition, oppositeness; distinction, distinguishment, differentiation.
contraption, n. Informal, contrivance, device, gadget, invention, creation, artifice, makeshift, hickey, widget; mechanism, apparatus, rig, gear, tackle, equipment, machine, appliance, Rube Goldberg, Archaic, trangam; All Inf. whachamacallit, thingumajig, thingumabob, doohickey, do-hinkey, dingus, doodad, gismo, gimmick, fandangle, Australian, doover.
contrariety, n. 1. contrast, contradistinction, contraposition, opposition, oppositeness, polarity, polarization; difference, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, unlikeness; distinction, differentiation, distinguishment.
2. perversity, contrariness, obstinacy, recalcitrance, noncooperation; hostility, antagonism, antipathy, friction, conflict, enmity, bad blood, ill will, repugnance, oppugnance.
3. the opposite, the antithesis, the contrary; the reverse, mirror or reverse image; the obverse, the other side, the other side of the coin, Sl. the flip side.
contrary, adj. 1. opposite, counter, contradictory, contrapositive, converse, antithetical; incompatible, incongruous, irreconcilable, worlds apart, poles apart; discordant, clashing, discrepant, inconsistent.
2. averse, hostile, unfriendly, antagonistic, antipathetic, opposed, dead against, inimical, repugnant, op-pugnant; warring, at odds, at variance, at cross purposes; unfavorable, untoward, adverse, inauspicious, unpropitious; ill, foul, inclement.
3. perverse, froward, unaccommodating, contumacious, cross-grained, refractory, Scot. thrawn; self-willed, willful, recalcitrant, wrong-headed; intransigent, intractable, obstinate, adamant, stubborn, stubborn as a mule, mulish, headstrong, pigheaded, bullheaded.
contrast, v. 1. differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, make a distinction, mark, mark off or out; oppose, counterpose, set over or off against.
2. differ, vary, diverge, stand out or apart, form a contrast; diverge from, depart from, deviate from; counter, contradict, contravene, go contrary to, run counter to, fly in the face of.
-n. 3. contrariety, contradistinction, contraposition, opposition, oppositeness, polarity, polarization; difference, dissimilarity, dissimilitude, unlikeness; distinction, distinguishment, differentiation.
contravene, v. 1. oppose, be in conflict with, cross, clash with, run counter to; contradict, oppugn, countervail, refute, belie, confute, rebut; frustrate, foil, thwart, check, abort; obstruct, hinder, hamper, interfere, intervene; annul, nullify, abrogate.
2. violate, transgress, infringe, trespass, encroach upon; break, disobey.
contravention, n. 1. counteraction, opposition, antagonism, oppugnancy, contradiction, rebuttal; frustration, thwarting, foiling, checking, aborting; obstruction, blocking, hindering, hampering, interference, intervention; annulment, nullification, abrogation.
2. violation, transgression, infringement, trespass, encroachment, disobedience.
contretemps, n. 1. (all of an embarrassing or in
opportune nature) mistake, error, blunder, botch, bungle, Inf. slip-up; All Sl. boner, boo-boo, goof, blooper, boggle, boot, dumb trick, fool mistake, screw-up, foul-up, louse-up.
2. (all of an embarrassing or inopportune nature) mishap, mischance, misadventure, miscarriage, glitch, ac-
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