contrariness

Noun

Meaning

state or quality of being contrary; opposition; inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

perversity crankiness perverseness crotchetiness grumpiness naughtiness contrast opposition rebellion determination contradiction polarity disobedience defiance antagonism

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Antonyms

agreement hope accuracy cooperation confidence commitment

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Hypernyms

wilfulness unruliness fractiousness ill nature willfulness

Hyponyms

cussedness orneriness

Examples

Quite often social contrariness and a generally pessimistic outlook are observed. Alternation between dependency and self-assertion is common. Susanna Kaysen

Close letter words and terms

contrariety contrarily contrarily to contrarious contrariously contrariousness