Contrariwise

Word CONTRARIWISE
Character 12
Hyphenation con tra ri wise
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Contrariwise"

What do we mean by contrariwise?

From a contrasting point of view. adverb

In the opposite way or reverse order. adverb

In a perverse manner. adverb

On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.

On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand. adverb

In a contrary order; conversely. adverb

In the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction adverb

On the other hand adverb

Contrary to expectations adverb

With the order reversed adverb

In a contrary disobedient manner adverb

In the contrary or opposite way, order, or direction

On the other hand

Synonyms and Antonyms for Contrariwise

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The word "contrariwise" in example sentences

A BODY DOUBLE, contrariwise, is a person who takes his clothes off and has his rippling abs and dinner-plate pecs cinematographed, said images to be interespersed with head shots of the star. ❋ Unknown (2006)

This is where I find myself face to face with a logic that is as "contrariwise" as anything TweedleDee and TweedleDum could debate. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But, believe me, in "contrariwise," he is flinty obsidian when it comes to his convictions. ❋ Champion Ingraham Hitchcock (N/A)

Only a system of taking Christ's words "contrariwise" can make them useful as civil rules, and even "oriental exaggeration" can scarcely be credited with saying the diametrically contrary of its real meaning. ❋ Annie Wood Besant (1890)

And contrariwise, it may be that Senator Schumer is in no position to complain about his colleagues asking Kagan substantive questions. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If either or both had, contrariwise, refused to take part? Fortune's Stanley Bing (2011)

That said, though, I submit the hypothesis that our Constitutional form of government was framed under the assumption that at least in some important respects, all men are created equal, and that this form of government does not function well if informed by contrariwise ideas. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Or, contrariwise, if you want to blow up a building with nanothermite, then concoct a story about terrorists with nanothermite instead of hijackers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mighty little force is needed to control a man whose mind has been hoodwinked; contrariwise, no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. ❋ Fred Kiesche (2010)

You can't treat sensibly with a chief whose braves don't feel obliged to obey him; contrariwise, if you're an Indian (worse luck) there's no point in treating with a government which is eventually going to pinch your hunting-grounds to accommodate the white migration it can't control. ❋ Estelle Bruno (2010)

The contrariwise facts and theories are mixed together in the process, and presented in full in reviews like the IPCC summary of climate science. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It is used to determine whether projects which mitigate danger are worthwhile -- if the cost per statistical life saved is more than the value of a statistical life, the project is not economically viable, and contrariwise. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Whuffie recaptured the true essence of money: in the old days, if you were broke but respected, you wouldn't starve; contrariwise, if you were rich and hated, no sum could buy you security and peace. ❋ Ben Abraham (2008)

In the years since, I've continued to keep an eye cocked, albeit informally, for new information coming in that might call into question, or contrariwise might confirm, any of my arguments in THE ❋ Unknown (2009)

I am also not showing you this version by contrariwise of Pattern Review, because it, too, is WAY TOO CUTE. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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