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Antonyms for contra
| Grammar : Adv, noun, prep |
| Spell : kon-truh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn trə |
Definition of contra
Origin :- mid-14c., from Latin contra (prep. and adv.) "against," originally "in comparison with," ablative singular feminine of *com-teros, from Old Latin com "with, together" (see com-) + -tr, zero degree of the comparative suffix -ter-.
- As in vice versa : adv with the order reversed
- As in opposite : noun something completely unlike
- As in reverse : noun opposite
- As in converse : noun opposite
- As in antithesis : noun exact opposite
- As in toward/towards : prep on the way to; near
- As in against : prep opposite to
- For in this, as every other step in life, there is a pro and contra.
- Extract from : « The Flag of Distress » by Mayne Reid
- He did not live long after the completion of the Contra Celsum.
- Extract from : « The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. » by E. Rameur
- Let us see whether there are any contra- dictions in the Bible.
- Extract from : « The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12) » by Robert G. Ingersoll
- He showed himself a man of might, and insight too, in his Contra haereticos.
- Extract from : « The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) » by Henry Osborn Taylor
- A comparison of the explanation of this passage in Contra Crescon.
- Extract from : « Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy » by Aurelius Augustine
- But as there was no contra votes, his license was barely granted.
- Extract from : « Recollections of Windsor Prison; » by John Reynolds.
- Leila and Vera had promised an ancient Irish contra dance in costume.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean College Junior » by Pauline Lester
- Do you think you can run up a contra account in that way, Ormesby?
- Extract from : « The Mistress of Bonaventure » by Harold Bindloss
- This is the word he uses for 'ethnarch,' Contra Flaccum, § 10.
- Extract from : « The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study » by William Heaford Daubney
- And in three days we cannot circle it to reach the Contra Costa.
- Extract from : « Port O' Gold » by Louis John Stellman
Synonyms for contra
- about-face
- across
- adjacent
- again
- against
- almost
- another adverse
- antilogy
- antipode
- antipole
- antithesis
- antonym
- approaching
- back
- backwards
- bottom
- change of mind
- close to
- coming up
- con
- contra
- contradiction
- contradictory
- contrarily
- contrariwise
- contrary
- contrary to
- contrast
- converse
- conversely
- counter
- counter to
- counterpart
- counterpole
- en route
- facing
- far from it
- flip side
- flip-flop
- foil
- for
- fronting
- headed for
- in contrast to
- in opposition to
- in relation to
- in reverse
- in the direction of
- in the vicinity
- inverse
- inversely
- just before
- moving
- mutatis mutandis
- nearing
- nearly
- not quite
- obverse
- on the contrary
- on the road to
- opposed to
- opposing
- oppositely
- opposition
- other extreme
- other side
- other side of coin
- over against
- overturning
- paradox
- pointing to
- proceeding
- rear
- regression
- retrogression
- retroversion
- reversal
- reverse
- reversed
- reversement
- reversion
- shortly before
- switch
- the opposite way
- the other way around
- to
- turn
- turn about
- turn around
- turnabout
- turning
- underside
- upside down
- verso
- versus
- via
- vice versa
- vis-à-vis
- volte-face
- vs
- wrong side
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