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Pronunciation:
[ kˈɒntɹəɹˌɪnəs], [ kˈɒntɹəɹˌɪnəs], [ k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_n_ə_s]
Contrariness is a negative trait characterized by a stubborn and difficult attitude. There are various synonyms for this word including obstinacy, perversity, waywardness, recalcitrance, and stubbornness. The term obstinacy suggests an unyielding and stubborn behavior that refuses to accept other viewpoints. Perversity, on the other hand, suggests a willful and deliberate insistence on going against what is considered appropriate or expected. Waywardness refers to a tendency to stray from the norm or to be unpredictable. Recalcitrance is characterized by stubborn resistance and opposition to authority or control. Stubbornness is a common synonym for contrariness and implies a refusal to change one's mind or behavior, despite persuasive arguments.
Related words: contrarian, counterintuitive, unconventional, antithetic
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Similar words for contrariness:
- attribute (noun)
- contradistinction (noun)
- contrariness (noun)
- defiance (noun)
- difference (noun)
- difficulty (noun)
- fancy (noun)
- indocility (noun)
- irony (noun)
- obstinacy (noun)
- polarity (noun)
- recalcitrance (noun)
- sullenness (noun)
- unlikeness (noun)
- unruliness (noun)
- unwillingness (noun)
Synonyms for Contrariness:
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n.
• attribute • contradistinction • contrariness • defiance • difference • difficulty- adversity ,
- arduousness ,
- cantankerousness ,
- complexity ,
- complication ,
- cumbersomeness ,
- difficulty ,
- formidability ,
- fussiness ,
- hardness ,
- harshness ,
- knottiness ,
- onerousness ,
- oppressiveness ,
- ordeal ,
- roughness ,
- severity ,
- strenuousness ,
- stressfulness ,
- ticklishness ,
- tightness ,
- toughness ,
- trickiness ,
- wearisomeness ,
- wearying .
- cup tea ,
- de sire ,
- de sires ,
- de-sire ,
- de-sires ,
- drutherses ,
- fool paradise ,
- fools paradise ,
- velleities ,
- weakness fors .
- dis orderliness ,
- dis orderlinesses ,
- dis-orderliness ,
- dis-orderlinesses ,
- in docilities ,
- in docility ,
- in-docilities ,
- in-docility ,
- un controllabilities ,
- un controllability ,
- un controllableness ,
- un controllablenesses ,
- un governableness ,
- un governablenesses ,
- un manageabilities ,
- un manageability ,
- un towardness ,
- un towardnesses ,
- un-controllabilities ,
- un-controllability ,
- un-controllableness ,
- un-controllablenesses ,
- un-governableness ,
- un-governablenesses ,
- un-manageabilities ,
- un-manageability ,
- un-towardness ,
- un-towardnesses ,
- wildnesses .
- confrontings ,
- counter action ,
- counter actions ,
- counter attack ,
- counter attacks ,
- counter-action ,
- counter-actions ,
- de fenses ,
- de-fenses ,
- dis approval ,
- dis approvals ,
- dis-approval ,
- dis-approvals ,
- negativisms ,
- obstructivenesses ,
- opposures ,
- oppugnancies ,
- un friendliness ,
- un friendlinesses ,
- un-friendliness ,
- un-friendlinesses ,
- unfriendlinesses .
- crabbiness ,
- crossness ,
- cynicism ,
- darkness ,
- dejection ,
- dourness ,
- fretfulness ,
- gloominess ,
- glumness ,
- grimness ,
- grouchiness ,
- hostility ,
- irascibility ,
- long-facedness ,
- malevolence ,
- meanness ,
- melancholy ,
- moodiness ,
- moroseness ,
- petulance ,
- sourness ,
- sulkiness ,
- sullenness ,
- surliness .
Other synonyms:
- antagonism .
Other relevant words:
- abandon ,
- abide ,
- abrasiveness ,
- accompaniment ,
- accurst ,
- acidity ,
- adamance ,
- affirm ,
- aggression ,
- animosity ,
- animus ,
- annoyance ,
- arsonist ,
- asperity ,
- austereness ,
- aversion ,
- awkwardness ,
- back ,
- back up ,
- backing ,
- backup ,
- badness ,
- battle ,
- bear ,
- bear out ,
- beastliness ,
- bicker ,
- biliousness ,
- bitchiness ,
- black bile ,
- bm ,
- brabble ,
- bread and butter ,
- brook ,
- bruise ,
- burdensomeness ,
- busy ,
- busybodied ,
- callosity ,
- callousness ,
- cattiness ,
- caustic remark ,
- challenger ,
- cheek ,
- cheekiness ,
- choler ,
- choppiness ,
- clash ,
- closeness ,
- compactness ,
- competitor ,
- complexness ,
- complicatedness ,
- concentration ,
- confirm ,
- confrontation ,
- constriction ,
- contender ,
- contention ,
- contest ,
- continuity ,
- contradiction in terms ,
- contravene ,
- corroborate ,
- counterpoint ,
- crabbedness ,
- crudeness ,
- cruelness ,
- cruelty ,
- crust ,
- curst ,
- damned ,
- dark ,
- defend ,
- demarcation ,
- denseness ,
- density ,
- departure ,
- detrition ,
- deviation ,
- difference of opinion ,
- digest ,
- direct contrast ,
- disagree ,
- disagreement ,
- discord ,
- disorderliness ,
- dispute ,
- dissimilitude ,
- dissonance ,
- divergence ,
- dividing line ,
- documentation ,
- doomed ,
- duskiness ,
- edition ,
- electric resistance ,
- electrical resistance ,
- emotionlessness ,
- endorse ,
- endure ,
- enemy ,
- engagement ,
- envision ,
- exacerbating ,
- exasperating ,
- exhausting ,
- faeces ,
- fantasy ,
- fastness ,
- fecal matter ,
- feces ,
- fend for ,
- ferocity ,
- fierceness ,
- fight ,
- figure ,
- financial backing ,
- financial support ,
- firebomb ,
- firebug ,
- firmness of purpose ,
- fixity ,
- fixture ,
- fluctuation ,
- foe ,
- foeman ,
- fondness ,
- freshness ,
- fret ,
- funding ,
- furiousness ,
- fury ,
- fuss ,
- gall ,
- ghastliness ,
- gloom ,
- go for ,
- gruesomeness ,
- hard knocks ,
- hardship ,
- heaviness ,
- hesitancy ,
- hesitation ,
- hold ,
- hold up ,
- horror ,
- huffishness ,
- hurt ,
- huskiness ,
- ill will ,
- illusion ,
- image ,
- immobility ,
- immunity ,
- impassiveness ,
- impassivity ,
- impedance ,
- impertinence ,
- incendiary bomb ,
- incitive ,
- inclemency ,
- incompatibility ,
- incongruousness ,
- inconvenience ,
- indentation ,
- indifference ,
- indisposition ,
- indorse ,
- inflexibleness ,
- infringe ,
- injure ,
- insensibility ,
- insolence ,
- instigative ,
- insurrection ,
- intransigency ,
- irritability ,
- irritating ,
- irritation ,
- keep ,
- keep going ,
- line ,
- livelihood ,
- living ,
- loathsome ,
- lugubriousness ,
- luridness ,
- magnetic declination ,
- magnetic variation ,
- maledict ,
- malevolency ,
- malice ,
- maliciousness ,
- malignity ,
- meddlesome ,
- meddling ,
- melancholic ,
- minginess ,
- mischievousness ,
- musical accompaniment ,
- mutant ,
- mutation ,
- mutual exclusiveness ,
- mutual opposition ,
- nastiness ,
- nauseating ,
- nauseous ,
- negativeness ,
- negativity ,
- nettlesome ,
- niggardliness ,
- noisome ,
- noncompliance ,
- obstinance ,
- offend ,
- offensive ,
- officious ,
- opponent ,
- opposite ,
- oppression ,
- ordure ,
- parsimoniousness ,
- parsimony ,
- partiality ,
- patronage ,
- patronise ,
- patronize ,
- peevishness ,
- perseverance ,
- perseveration ,
- pestering ,
- pestiferous ,
- pettifog ,
- pettishness ,
- phantasy ,
- phlegm ,
- picture ,
- pitting ,
- plaguey ,
- plaguy ,
- plump for ,
- plunk for ,
- preference ,
- project ,
- put up ,
- queasy ,
- quibble ,
- quick temper ,
- rabble-rousing ,
- raggedness ,
- ramification ,
- rascality ,
- reenforcement ,
- reinforcement ,
- remainder ,
- repulsion ,
- resistivity ,
- resistor ,
- resoluteness ,
- resolution ,
- resolve ,
- revolt ,
- revulsion ,
- rigidity ,
- rigidness ,
- rigor ,
- rigorousness ,
- rigour ,
- rigourousness ,
- rising ,
- rival ,
- rough water ,
- rowdiness ,
- rowdyism ,
- rubbing ,
- ruggedness ,
- run afoul ,
- sadness ,
- sarcasm ,
- satire ,
- scratchiness ,
- secureness ,
- seditious ,
- see ,
- self-will ,
- severeness ,
- shadow ,
- shiftiness ,
- short temper ,
- sign ,
- slipperiness ,
- snappishness ,
- somber ,
- somberness ,
- sombre ,
- sombreness ,
- soundness ,
- sour ,
- spitefulness ,
- spleen ,
- sport ,
- squabble ,
- stamina ,
- stand ,
- stationariness ,
- staying power ,
- steadiness ,
- stick out ,
- stiffness ,
- stodginess ,
- stoicism ,
- stolidness ,
- stomach ,
- stool ,
- stringency ,
- struggle ,
- subscribe ,
- substantiate ,
- suffer ,
- sulk ,
- supporting ,
- sustain ,
- sustenance ,
- swarthiness ,
- take to ,
- tartness ,
- tautness ,
- teasing ,
- temper ,
- tenaciousness ,
- tightfistedness ,
- tiring ,
- tolerate ,
- tortuousness ,
- trial by ordeal ,
- trouble ,
- unalterability ,
- underground ,
- underpin ,
- unemotionality ,
- unfeelingness ,
- unmanageableness ,
- unredeemed ,
- unsaved ,
- unsufferable ,
- unwieldiness ,
- unyieldingness ,
- uprising ,
- urinator ,
- variance ,
- variant ,
- vehemence ,
- venom ,
- version ,
- vexation ,
- vexatious ,
- vile ,
- violence ,
- visual image ,
- visualisation ,
- visualise ,
- visualize ,
- wearing ,
- wickedness ,
- worriment ,
- wound .
- Contumaciousness ,
- Indocility ,
- Vying ,
- antipathy ,
- bad blood ,
- bloody-mindedness ,
- collision ,
- competition ,
- conflict ,
- contrast ,
- crankiness ,
- cross-purposes ,
- crotchetiness ,
- cussedness ,
- difficultness ,
- disaccord ,
- disobedience ,
- dissension ,
- doggedness ,
- enmity ,
- fancy ,
- firmness ,
- fixedness ,
- fractiousness ,
- friction ,
- frowardness ,
- incongruity ,
- inconsistency ,
- insubordination ,
- intractability ,
- intransigence ,
- irony ,
- naughtiness ,
- obduracy ,
- obstinateness ,
- obstreperousness ,
- oppositeness ,
- orneriness ,
- paradox ,
- persistence ,
- persistency ,
- pertinaciousness ,
- pertinacity ,
- perverseness ,
- perversity ,
- pigheadedness ,
- rebellion ,
- rebelliousness ,
- recalcitrance ,
- recalcitrancy ,
- refractoriness ,
- rivalry ,
- stolidity ,
- stuffiness ,
- support ,
- troublesomeness ,
- uncooperativeness ,
- unruliness ,
- untowardness ,
- waywardness ,
- wilfulness ,
- willfulness ,
- wrongheadedness .
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How to use "Contrariness" in context?
Contrariness is a personality characteristic characterized by a lack of conformity to social norms. Individuals who are Contrarious tend to congregate with like-minded individuals and resist societal pressures to conform. The term "contrariness" was first used by British psychologist Carl Jung in his essay, "The Psychological Types." Jung believed that individuals with the questing or introverted pole of the Psychological Type were particularly disposed to being contrarian. Individuals with the grounded or extraverted pole of the Psychological Type were more likely to conform.
Homophones for Contrariness:
Hyponym for Contrariness:
n.
-
attribute
fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness, unruliness.
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attribute
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